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Definition of reemploy

reemploy

/ˌriːɪmˈplɔɪ/
(UK: re-employ)
re · em · ploy
Adjective:reemployable
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Past Simple:reemployed
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Past Participle:reemployed
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Present Participle:reemploying
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• verb

1

To give a job back to someone who previously worked for an employer, or to bring a former worker back into the workforce.

Example

"Once the economy recovered, the manufacturing plant was able to reemploy most of the staff it had laid off the previous year."

2

To put something, such as a resource, method, or asset, to use again.

Example

"The research team decided to reemploy the traditional statistical model after the new algorithm produced inconsistent results."

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• Rhymes for reemploy

• Nearby Words

reemergence
reemphasis
reemphasize
reemploy
reemployment
reenact
reenactment

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Reemploy. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/reemploy
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