reusable

CEFRB1

/riˈuzəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to be used more than once.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Carry your drinking water in a reusable bottle. Plastic water bottles are an environmental disaster!

  • Recycle and reduce solid waste by using reusable products.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

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

More examples

In context

  • These bottles are reusable.

  • The donor power car, owned by SR, will then be removed from Haymarket depot and disposed of. It has already been stripped of reusable components for the IC7 power cars north of the border.

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Origin

adjective

From reuse + -able.