"retrofit" meaning in English

See retrofit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ˌfɪt/ [UK], /ˈrɛtroʊˌfɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrofit.wav [UK] Forms: retrofit [singular], retrofits [plural]
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  1. A retrofit is the act of retrofitting something.
    Sense id: simple-retrofit-en-noun-1wwcgV30

Verb

IPA: /ˌrɛtrəʊˈfɪt/ [UK], /ˌrɛtroʊˈfɪt/ [US] Forms: retrofit [canonical], retrofits [third-person, singular], retrofitted [past], retrofitted [past, participle], retrofitting [present, participle]
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  1. If you retrofit something, you add components or accessories that were not previously installed on it.
    Sense id: simple-retrofit-en-verb-2mi8kDoY
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