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refurb

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːfɜːb/
  • General-American: /ˈɹiˌfɝb/
  • General-American: /ɹiˈfɝb/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)b

1

noun

Meaning 1

a thing that has been refurbished

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Most of the trains running today are refurbs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of refurbishing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • The refurb program is progressing on schedule

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

to refurbish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipping of refurbished.

Clipping of refurbishment.

Clipping of refurbish.