"reuse" meaning in English

See reuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /riːˈjuːs/ Audio: en-us-re-use.ogg [US] Forms: reuse [singular], reuses [plural]
Etymology: re- + use Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|use}} re- + use Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of using again, or in another place.
    Sense id: simple-reuse-en-noun-MziCpUEZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-

Verb

IPA: /riːˈjuːz/ Forms: reuse [canonical], reuses [third-person, singular], reused [past], reused [past, participle], reusing [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + use Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|use}} re- + use Head templates: {{verb|reus|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reuse something, you use it again.
    Sense id: simple-reuse-en-verb-3BM4~DgV
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