remanufacture
Americanverb (used with object)
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to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components.
to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.
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to make a new or different product of.
to remanufacture fireplace logs from wood chips.
noun
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the act or process of remanufacturing a product.
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the product itself.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of remanufacture
First recorded in 1790–1800; re- + manufacture
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FTAI’s Moreno said the company can remanufacture jet-engine parts with a few years of remaining life for use in power turbines, where they can operate for many additional years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Domestic companies also have the ability to refine and "remanufacture" palladium, so there should be no impact, it said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 26, 2022
Both companies plan to collaborate on ways to collect and disassemble used batteries from Ford EVs, as well as ways to recycle and remanufacture them.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
He and his co-owners of Henderson Timber Inc., in Sigel, Ill., devised a solution: What if John Deere, the original manufacturer, could remanufacture the skidder to repair and upgrade it, comporting with current technology?
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
Trailing Clouds of Glory Childhood is a stage in the process of that continual remanufacture of the Life Stuff by which the human race is perpetuated.
From Treatise on Parents and Children by Bernard Shaw
The analyst said at the time that remanufactured surgical instruments could impact the company’s top line in coming years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Valeo will for instance launch remanufactured front cameras by the end of this year.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
Instead of just relying on new parts, the shop has found rebuilt and remanufactured parts at times to fix people’s vehicles faster.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2022
E-filliate didn’t reply to a request for comment from The Verge seeking details about whether the headphones would be remanufactured with design corrections.
From The Verge ● Dec. 2, 2021
He knows very well at the back of his conscience that he is rather a poor job and had better be remanufactured.
From Treatise on Parents and Children by Bernard Shaw
Energy Department on Thursday made a conditional commitment to Redwood Materials for a $2 billion low-cost government loan to help build out a $3.5 billion recycling and remanufacturing complex in Nevada for battery materials.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2023
A: It almost sounds too good to be true, but you absolutely can continue that cycle of remanufacturing, recycling, rebuilding.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
“We think that the issue at the states can be explained by one reagent that isn’t performing as it should consistently, and that’s why we are remanufacturing that reagent,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2020
A growing trend for companies is to plan for remanufacturing in the initial design of a product.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
It's estimated remanufacturing is already worth £1.1bn a year to the Scottish economy.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2018
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