retool
pronunciation
How to pronounce retool in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈtu:l]
How to pronounce retool in American English:
US [riˈtul]
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- Verb:
- revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
- provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
Word Origin
- retool (v.)
- 1866, "to shape again with a tool," from re- "back, again" + tool (v.). Meaning "to furnish a factory with new equipment" is recorded from 1940. Related: Retooled; retooling.
Example
- 1. We must retool the town 's economy .
- 2. American pcb shops must retool for advanced technology .
- 3. If a system is no better than the old version , or if a new radio tends to get jammed with sand , the army can scrap the order or retool it .
- 4. The automakers have been trying to persuade congress to speed up funding for $ 25 billion in subsidized loans to help retool their old plants .
- 5. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences . We got the industry to retool and restructure .