Meanings
nounreuse (countable and uncountable, plural reuses)
plural reuses · alternative re-use · alternative reüse
- countableuncountableThe act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
- countableuncountableThe act of using again, or in another place.
Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.
verbreuse (third-person singular simple present reuses, present participle reusing, simple past and past participle reused)
present singular third person reuses · participle present reusing · participle past reused · past reused · alternative re-use · alternative reüse
- To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
- To use again, or in another place.
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.
2021 July 14, Paul Stephen, “A portal into the future”, in RAIL, number 935, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishuse
- Englishreuse
Translations
Basque berrerabili
- berrerabilito use again
Bulgarian вто́ра употре́ба, използвам отново
- вто́ра употре́ба (vtóra upotréba)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- използвам отново (izpolzvam otnovo)to use again
Catalan tornar a utilitzar, reutilitzar
- tornar a utilitzarto use again
- reutilitzarto use again
Chinese Cantonese 用返
- 用返act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
Chinese Mandarin 重複使用 /重复使用
- 重複使用 /重复使用 (chóngfù shǐyòng)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
Danish genanvendelse, genbrug
- genanvendelseact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- genbrugact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- genanvendeto use again
- genbrugeto use again
Dutch herbruiken, hergebruiken
- herbruikento use again
- hergebruikento use again
Finnish uusiokäyttö, kierrätys
- uusiokäyttöact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- kierrätysact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- kierrättäminenact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- käyttää uudelleento use again
- kierrättääto use again
French réemploi, réusage
- réemploiact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- réusageact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- réutilisationact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- réemploiact of using again or in another place
- réutiliserto use again
German Wiederverwendung, wiederverwenden
- Wiederverwendungact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- wiederverwendento use again
Greek επαναχρησιμοποίηση, επαναχρησιμοποιώ
- επαναχρησιμοποίηση (epanachrisimopoíisi)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- επαναχρησιμοποιώ (epanachrisimopoió)to use again
Hungarian újrahasználat, újrafelhasználás
- újrahasználatact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- újrafelhasználásact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- újbóli felhasználásact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- újrahasznosításact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- újrahasznosítto use again
Japanese 再利用, リユース
- 再利用 (sairiyō)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- リユース (riyūsu)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- 再使用 (saishiyō)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
Norwegian Bokmål gjenbruk
- gjenbrukact of using again or in another place
Portuguese reúso, reúso
- reúsoact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- reúsoact of using again or in another place
- reusarto use again
Russian повто́рное испо́льзование, переиспо́льзовать
- повто́рное испо́льзование (povtórnoje ispólʹzovanije)act of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- переиспо́льзовать (pereispólʹzovatʹ)to use again
Spanish reúso, reutilizar
- reúsoact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- reutilizaract of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- reusarto use again
- reutilizarto use again
Swedish återanvändning, återanvända
- återanvändningact of salvaging or restoring a discarded item to yield something usable
- återanvändato use again
Vietnamese tái sử dụng, sử dụng lại
- tái sử dụngto use again
- sử dụng lạito use again
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reuse
newsusechoosewhosereduceabuseproducecruiselosebluesbruceintroduceloosedosCruzHughesrefuseexcusereproducegooseduesmusefusecrews
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
reuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reuse
MLA
“reuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reuse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reuse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reuse.
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