different between reuse vs ecycle

English

Alternative forms

• re-use

Etymology

re- +? use

Pronunciation

• Noun: IPA^(key): /?i??ju?s/
  • Rhymes: -u?s
• Verb: IPA^(key): /?i??ju?z/
  • Rhymes: -u?z

Noun

reuse (countable and uncountable, plural reuses)

1. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
2. The act of using again, or in another place.

Translations

Verb

reuse (third-person singular simple present reuses, present participle reusing, simple past and past participle reused)

1. To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).

   The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.

2. To use again, or in another place.

Derived terms

• reuser

Translations

Anagrams

• resue, serue

Spanish

Verb

reuse

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reusar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reusar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reusar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of reusar.

English

Etymology

electronic/electrical + recycle

Verb

ecycle (third-person singular simple present ecycles, present participle ecycling, simple past and past participle ecycled)

1. To recycle or re-use electronic or electrical waste.
2. To break down and reuse component materials or parts of electronic or electrical equipment.
3. To reuse equipment as a whole. (following data cleansing and reconfiguration).

Derived terms

• ecyclable

Further reading

• Ecycling Week A university campaign aimed at increasing awareness of ecycling in the UK, supported by Accenture
• Plug-in to eCycling A consumer electronics campaign working to increase the number of electronic devices collected and safely recycled in the United States