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reusable

adj · noun · 4 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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Pronunciation

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

(of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any product, such as a diaper, that is not disposable but can be used more than once.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of being used again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reclaimable, recyclable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reusable From reuse + -able.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վերամշակելի (veramšakeli) — able to be used again
  • Armenian: բազմակի օգտագործման (bazmaki ōgtagorcman) — able to be used again
  • Bulgarian: преизползва́ем (preizpolzváem) — able to be used again
  • Catalan: reutilitzable — able to be used again
  • Danish: genbrugelig — able to be used again
  • Dutch: herbruikbaar — able to be used again
  • Finnish: uudelleenkäytettävä — able to be used again
  • French: réutilisable — able to be used again
  • Galician: reutilizable — able to be used again
  • Galician: reutilizábel — able to be used again
  • German: wiederverwendbar — able to be used again
  • German: mehrweg- — able to be used again
  • Hungarian: újrahasznosítható — able to be used again
  • Hungarian: újrafelhasználható — able to be used again
  • Icelandic: endurnýtanlegur — able to be used again
  • Icelandic: endurnotanlegur — able to be used again
  • Italian: riutilizzabile — able to be used again
  • Māori: tukurau — able to be used again
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenbrukbaar — able to be used again
  • Polish: wielokrotnego użytku — able to be used again
  • Polish: wielorazowy — able to be used again
  • Portuguese: reutilizável — able to be used again
  • Russian: многоразовый (mnogorazovyj) — able to be used again
  • Spanish: reutilizable — able to be used again