Reuse

noun

/ɹiːˈjuːs/

Word Frequency: 2.2

Definitions

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

2.nounThe act of using again, or in another place.

"Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing."

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

"The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment."

4.verbTo use again, or in another place.

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