🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

réutilisable

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.y.ti.li.zabl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reusable/ˌriːˈjuːzəbəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est préférable d'utiliser des sacs réutilisables."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Able to be used again or multiple times, especially instead of being thrown away after a single use.

    "Many modern cafes encourage customers to bring reusable cups for their coffee."
As noun
  1. 1

    An item or product designed to be used more than once.

    "The store offers a discount if you bring your own reusables for groceries."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by affixation, combining the prefix re- (denoting repetition or backward movement, from Latin) with the adjective usable, which derives from the verb use (from Old French user and Latin uti). The term gained significant currency in the late 20th century alongside modern environmentalism and sustainability movements.

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