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rework
/ˌriːˈwɜːk/ verb [T]Definition
› to make changes to calculations of costs, prices, etc. in order to make them more accurate: The Irish low-cost airline will present a reworked subsidy package as part of its appeal against the ruling. We are currently reworking the entire project budget.
› to make changes to a law, document, etc. in order to make it more effective, suitable, or accurate: rework a bill/law If the reworked bill is approved, it will come back for an Assembly vote.
› PRODUCTION to make changes to a machine or piece of equipment in order to correct faults in it: The reworked cars will be tested over the next four weeks.
(Definition of rework verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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