Reusable Meaning
/riˈuzəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing
adj(of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable
Sentence Examples
These bottles are reusable.
Carry your drinking water in a reusable bottle. Plastic water bottles are an environmental disaster!
Recycle and reduce solid waste by using reusable products.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The store started selling ____ water bottles to reduce the plastic waste.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The supermarket encouraged customers to bring ____ bags to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Italic *oissos Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2020 March 25, “Fleet News: ScotRail to dispose of first '43' donor”, in Rail, page 30:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store started selling ____ water bottles to reduce the plastic waste.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The supermarket encouraged customers to bring ____ bags to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated.