reusable

adjective
re·​us·​able | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈyü-zə-bəl How to pronounce reusable (audio) \

Definition of reusable

: capable of being used again or repeatedly

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Other Words from reusable

reusability \ (ˌ)rē-​ˌyü-​zə-​ˈbi-​lə-​tē How to pronounce reusability (audio) \ noun

Examples of reusable in a Sentence

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Nestlé is participating in Loop, a service that lets consumers buy products in reusable packages. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, "Nestlé plans to reduce greenhouse gases across its supply chain," 12 Sep. 2019 Ticket machines at the station will only sell reusable Clipper cards but BART riders can still use disposable tickets and add enough value to exit a station, according to transit officials. Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, "BART Powell station to go Clipper-only starting Tuesday," 30 Aug. 2019 Students who use reusable packaging will get a token that puts them in the running for prizes. Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, "Australian school gets rid of garbage cans, tells kids to take home trash," 27 Aug. 2019 The next 200 shoppers in line will receive a reusable tote along with a coupon for 20 percent off a total purchase. Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "Bag freebies and meet TV host Danny Seo at Sprouts grand opening Wednesday," 23 Aug. 2019 It's filled with aisles of magical products like inflatable mattresses, backpacks that double as water bottles, and reusable cutlery sets. Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, "10 amazing deals you can get at REI's massive weekend sale," 23 Aug. 2019 While bioplastic and reusable synthetic and natural fiber bags will likely replace single-use petroleum plastic bags in the future, right now plastic bags have their place. Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, "Kafer: Single-use plastic is a problem but a bag ban is not the answer, not yet," 22 Aug. 2019 Lake Tahoe has some of the nation’s cleanest drinking water, so forgoing the packs of small plastic water bottles for a reusable one is an easy place to start. Kat Kerlin, The Mercury News, "Microplastics discovered at Lake Tahoe," 8 Aug. 2019 The Shuttle, designed to be flown frequently and with recoverable, reusable booster engines, was supposed to dramatically lower the cost of transporting people and hardware to low-Earth orbit. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know About the Air Force's Secret X-37B Spaceplane," 30 July 2019

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First Known Use of reusable

1943, in the meaning defined above

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