rework

plural reworks

1. countableuncountableThe act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.

   Most product returns to the top retailers in the USA (either direct from the consumer or through non-sales) will be taken back by the original suppliers for rework or disposal.

   2017, John Gattorna, Strategic Supply Chain Alignment, page 623

2. countableuncountablebusinessTaking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
3. countableuncountableSomething redone, corrected or rebuilt.

   They received the rework back from the shop.

4. countableuncountableWork done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.

   The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework.

5. countableAn instance of reworking.

present singular third person reworks · participle present reworking · participle past reworked · past reworked · participle past rare rewrought · past rare rewrought

1. To redo, correct, or rebuild.

   You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes.

   Synonyms: vamp up