Rework

/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/ · noun

Meaning

The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
2. (in particular, food manufacturing) Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
3. Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.
4. Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.
5. (countable) An instance of reworking.
6. To redo, correct, or rebuild.

Example Sentences

Most product returns to the top retailers in the USA (either direct from the consumer or through non-sales) will be taken back by the original suppliers for rework or disposal.

They received the rework back from the shop.

The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework.

You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes.

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• reworks
• reworking
• reworked
• rewrought

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