remanufacture
Americanverb (used with object)
-
to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components.
to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner.
-
to make a new or different product of.
to remanufacture fireplace logs from wood chips.
noun
-
the act or process of remanufacturing a product.
-
the product itself.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of remanufacture
First recorded in 1790–1800; re- + manufacture
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
The process would recycle end-of-life battery and production scrap and remanufacture it into critical materials, the Energy Department said in a blog post.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
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
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 Shaw, Bernard
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
They are useful for blending with mungo and shoddy, to give to these remanufactured materials that springy, bulky character which they lack.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
"The quality of the glass is quite poor when it comes to remanufacturing bottles, and businesses desperately need that inflow of material," he said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Spiers New Technologies assists manufacturers with management of advanced batteries, including repair, remanufacturing, refurbishing and repurposing.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2022
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
While remanufacturing does not have a glamorous connotation, companies involved are on the cutting edge of both manufacturing and data privacy.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
