"reusable" meaning in English

See reusable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: reusable [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: From re- + usable or reuse + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|usable}} re- + usable, {{ety-suffix|reuse|able}} reuse + -able Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is reusable can be used more than once.
    Sense id: simple-reusable-en-adj-LM1XeyU4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-, Terms suffixed with -able
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