remanufacture
English
Etymology
re- + manufacture
Verb
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- To make a system or subsystem that meets the standards of one newly manufactured by disassembling a used one, cleaning, inspecting, replacing worn and defective parts, and reassembling.
- 2007 June 7, Keith Bradsher, “Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global Market”, in New York Times[1]:
- But used starters and alternators are still remanufactured in the United States, reusing the costly copper wiring in each device and selling them in the $1.5 billion market for replacement starters and alternators.