Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reusable

/ɹiˈuzəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: re-us-able
IPA: /ɹiˈuzəbəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

(of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable

noun

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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reusable From reuse + -able.

Inflected Forms

more reusable (comparative) most reusable (superlative) re-usable (alternative) reusables (plural)

Derived Forms

nonreusable reposable reusability reusably unreusable

Phrases

suborbital reusable vehicle

Synonyms

recyclable reclaimable

Antonyms

single-use expendable disposable

Rhymes With

usable unusable inexcusable excusable fusible

Questions

How do you pronounce reusable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈuzəbəl/.
What does reusable mean?: Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing
Where does reusable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reusable From reuse + -able.

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