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recycler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • recycle verb To process waste materials so they can be used again.
  • salvage noun The rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from damage or loss, or the property recovered this way.

Senses

recycler is used for these senses in English:

  • recycle (transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.
  • recycle (transitive, figurative) To reuse as a whole.
  • salvage (transitive, of discarded goods) To put to use.

recycle — full definition

  1. verb To process waste materials so they can be used again.
  2. verb To use something again, often in a different way.

salvage — full definition

  1. noun The rescue of a ship, its cargo, or other property from damage or loss, or the property recovered this way.
  2. verb To rescue something from damage, loss, or failure, or to make use of what can still be saved.

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