Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense reuses, present participle reusing, past tense, past participle reusedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (riːjuːz). The noun is pronounced (riːjuːs).
verb
When you reuse something, you use it again instead of throwing it away.
Try where possible to reuse paper. [VERB noun]
Reuse is also a noun.
Copper, brass and aluminium are separated and remelted for reuse.
reuse in British English
verb (riːˈjuːz)(transitive)
1.
to use again
noun (riːˈjuːs)
2.
the act or process of using again
reuse in Chemical Engineering
(riyuz)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Chemical waste management)
Reuse is when a waste product is used again.
The carbon dioxide is collected for reuse in a variety of applications.
The purification and reuse of waste sulfuric acid reduced its consumption and discharge by about 75 percent.
Reuse is when a waste product is used again.
Examples of 'reuse' in a sentence
reuse
Gift bags can be reused too.
The Sun (2016)
The cost will be up to 15p per carrier - with no charge for reused bags.
The Sun (2009)
Best of all, they can be reused hundreds of times and won't damage your walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The reality is that we must reuse more bags, more often, and lose our expectation that they are free.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is a society in which sunflower oil counts as a luxury; the normal cooking fat is lard, reused many times.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I was also trying to tell whether it was the same'take' reused time after time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
reuse
British English: reuse /riːˈjuːz/ VERB
When you reuse something, you use it again instead of throwing it away.