retooling

English

Etymology

From retool +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈtuːlɪŋ/

Verb

retooling

1. present participle and gerund of retool

Noun

retooling (plural retoolings)

1. The fact or process of re-equipping or modifying something.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 258:

     the Physiocrats' emphasis on breaking the shackles under which the economy was labouring appealed to the duke, whose retooling of the state presupposed a reinvigoration of the economy which would allow the government to go to war without bringing the country to penury.

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