remanufacture
English edit
Etymology edit
re- + manufacture
Verb edit
remanufacture (third-person singular simple present remanufactures, present participle remanufacturing, simple past and past participle remanufactured)
- To make a system or subsystem that meets the standards of one newly manufactured by disassembling a used one, cleaning, inspecting, replacing worn and defective parts, and reassembling.
- 2007 June 7, Keith Bradsher, “Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global Market”, in New York Times[1]:
- But used starters and alternators are still remanufactured in the United States, reusing the costly copper wiring in each device and selling them in the $1.5 billion market for replacement starters and alternators.
Derived terms edit
- remanufactured (adj.)
- remanufacturing (n.)
Noun edit
remanufacture (uncountable)
- This process.
- Synonyms: rebuild, rebuilding, remanufacturing
- Hypernyms: remaking, redo
- Coordinate terms: overhaul; reassembly, renovation
Spanish edit
Verb edit
remanufacture
- inflection of remanufacturar: