# repurposing

Pronunciation: say "ree-PUR-puhs-ing" US /ɹiːˈpɝ.pəs.ɪŋ/, UK /ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of repurpose. — present participle and gerund of repurpose
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of repurpose. Use it after "is" or "are," or to talk about doing the action.
   - _The city is repurposing a disused rail line as a walking trail._
   - _Instead of discarding its worn-out sails, the company began repurposing them as tote bags._

## Noun

2. The act of putting something to a new and different use.
   - Simple: Giving something a new use that is different from what it was used for before.
   - _The repurposing of former military bases into parks has reshaped several coastal towns._
   - _The album is a patchwork of samples, borrowed hooks, and inventive repurposings of older songs._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/repurposing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).