Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reuse

/ɹiːˈjuːs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: re-use
IPA: /ɹiːˈjuːs/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of using again, or in another place.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).

verb

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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse From re- + use.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reuses (plural) re-use (alternative) reüse (alternative) reuses (present, singular) reusing (participle, present) reused (participle, past) reused (past)

Derived Forms

reusability reusable reuser

Phrases

adaptive reuse composite reuse principle

Synonyms

recycle reprocess

Rhymes With

use produce reduce abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce goose reproduce moose

Questions

How do you pronounce reuse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈjuːs/.
What does reuse mean?: The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
Where does reuse come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse From re- + use.

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