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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rework

/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
re-work
IPA
/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of reworking.

Countable

verb

To redo, correct, or rebuild.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

reworks (plural) reworks (present, singular) reworking (participle, present) reworked (participle, past) reworked (past) rewrought (participle, past) rewrought (past, rare)

Derived Forms

reworkability reworkable reworker

Synonyms

vamp up make over retread

Rhymes With

work jerk clerk burke kirk dirk turk perk quirk lurk smirk merck

Questions

How do you pronounce rework?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/.
What does rework mean?
The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.
Where does rework come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English work English rework From re- + work.

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