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upcycle

[ uhp-sahy-kuhl ]

verb (used with object)

, up·cy·cled, up·cy·cling.
  1. to process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original: Compare downcycle ( def 2 ).

    I upcycled a stained tablecloth into curtains.



verb (used without object)

, up·cy·cled, up·cy·cling.
  1. to process goods or material so as to produce something that is often better than the original:

    Several new companies whose purpose is to upcycle have sprung up recently.

noun

  1. Economics. a period or cycle during which business activity or profitability is at a high point:

    The whole industry has entered an upcycle.

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Other Words From

  • up·cy·cler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of upcycle1

First recorded in 1990–95; up + (re)cycle

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