ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Reusable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Reusable is an adjective meaning Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.

Meaning

Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing.

More Meanings

  1. (computing) (of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable
  2. Any product, such as a diaper, that is not disposable but can be used more than once.

Example Sentences

The donor power car, owned by SR, will then be removed from Haymarket depot and disposed of. It has already been stripped of reusable components for the IC7 power cars north of the border.

Word Forms

Synonyms for reusable

Depending on context, synonyms include recyclable, useful, utile, reclaimable, nondisposable.

Antonyms for reusable

Common opposites include single-use, expendable, disposable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recyclable, reclaimable, useful, utile, nondisposable, refillable.

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