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rework

noun
/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k//ɹiːˈwɜː(ɹ)k/

Etymology

From re- + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ-✻ — “to make”
  2. inherited from *wérǵom✻ — “work”
  3. inherited from *werką✻ — “work”
  4. inherited from *werk✻
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. prefixed as rework — “re + work”

Definitions

  1. The act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.

    • Most product returns to the top retailers in the USA (either direct from the consumer or through non-sales) will be taken back by the original suppliers for rework or disposal.

  2. Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.

  3. Something redone, corrected or rebuilt.

    • They received the rework back from the shop.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause…

      Work done to correct defects associated with a deliverable product, plus any root cause analysis effort to identify the task(s) to be re-performed.

      • The schedule has been pushed back because of the rework.

    2. An instance of reworking.

    3. To redo, correct, or rebuild.

      • You'll have to rework the crank assembly to incorporate the changes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA