verb / noun · formal
retrofit
UK/ˈretrəfɪt/US/ˈretrəˌfɪt/RE·tro·fit
to add new technology or features to older systems or equipment
Examples
“The council plans to retrofit older buses with electric drivetrains.”
“Retrofitting existing infrastructure is often cheaper than full replacement.”
“A retrofitting programme converted diesel ferries to hybrid power.”
Band 8 sentence
“Instead of scrapping older buses, the city opted to retrofit them with battery packs as a cost-effective decarbonisation step.”
Collocations
- retrofit old buses with electric motors
- a retrofitting programme
Word family
Common mistakes
They retrofitted the buses to electric motors.→They retrofitted the buses with electric motors.
The city did a retrofit the fleet last year.→The city carried out a retrofitting programme on the fleet last year.
Say it for a higher band
5upgrade→6convert→7+retrofit
Synonyms
upgrade
Easily confused
upgrade
“The company decided to upgrade its IT systems to improve security.”
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