rechargeable

American  

[ree-chahr-juh-buhl] / riˈtʃɑr dʒə bəl /

adjective

1. (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly.

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noun

1. a rechargeable battery.

Other Word Forms

• nonrechargeable adjective
• rechargeability noun
• unrechargeable adjective

Etymology

Origin of rechargeable

First recorded in 1945–50; re- + chargeable

Example Sentences

Zimbabwe's ban on raw lithium exports is forcing Chinese miners to rethink their strategy, speeding up plans to process the metal locally instead of shipping it to China's vast rechargeable battery industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

BYD was founded in 1995 in Shenzhen, China, starting out as a maker of low-cost rechargeable batteries for consumer electronics, eventually supplying Motorola, Nokia and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Using a solid electrolyte instead of a liquid one inside a battery could enable rechargeable lithium metal batteries that are safer, store much more energy, and recharge far faster than today's lithium-ion batteries.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

Chipolo’s Loop thing-finder has a rechargeable battery that can be juiced up with six months of life via USB-C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Holding up a rechargeable lamp, he led us back the way he’d come, to a canoe farther up the shore, tied to a tree.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo