Meaning

The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
2. The act of using again, or in another place.
3. To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
4. To use again, or in another place.

Example Sentences

Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.

The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.

The estimated 2.7 million cubic metres of chalk and flint excavated from each tunnel (and then mixed with water to create slurry) will be treated and then reused to landscape the site and create a 127-hectare chalk grassland habitat.

Word Forms

• reuses
• re-use
• reusing
• reused

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When Should You Use Reuse?

Use reuse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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