How to spell reuse

Reuse is spelled R-E-U-S-E.

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What it means: To use something again.

In a sentence: I can reuse my old jar to plant a flower.

Same family: reused, reusing, reuseable, reusable, usage. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "reuse" combines the Latin-based prefix "re-", meaning "again", with the verb "use". It became especially popular in the 20th century with environmental movements that promoted the phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle."

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