renewable

renewable
UK [rɪˈnjuːəb(ə)l] / US [rɪˈnuəb(ə)l] adjective
1) a renewable contract, agreement etc can be continued for a longer period of time

It's a three-year contract, renewable for a further 12 months if both parties agree.

2) renewable energy and natural materials replace themselves by natural processes, so that they are never completely used up

The wood in our furniture all comes from renewable sources.

renewable energy (= forms of energy for providing electricity, for example from the sun or wind):

They are at last beginning to invest in renewable energy.


English dictionary. 2014.

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