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The role of reusability cannot be neglected in the software component selection since it determines the worth of a component for its potential (re)use. The reusability is a qualitative feature and it is arduous to measure it directly. Typically, it is assessed subjectively without paying much heed to the involvement of befitting stakeholders and the use of a quantitative approach. We aim to quantify the reusability of a software component based on its quality through multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) solution to rank alternatives. To do this, the quality preferences of stakeholders about the reuse of components are determined. The reusability is quantified using a hybrid fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) and quality metrics approach. In this approach, the weights of both FAHP and quality metrics are integrated to get the final ranking. FAHP-Metrics approach is applied to payment gateway (software) components …