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recalculate

[ree-kal-kyuh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

recalculated, recalculating 
  1. to calculate again, especially for the purpose of finding an error or confirming a previous computation.



recalculate

/ riːˈkælkjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to calculate (a total, sum, etc) again

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Other Word Forms

  • recalculation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recalculate1

First recorded in 1615–25; re- + calculate
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Example Sentences

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As a result, her annual property taxes would be recalculated based on the FMV at the time of your death.

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Meanwhile, “a partial payment has never been made — and for good reason,” because it would force every state to recalculate benefits for recipients and then recalibrate their systems to provide the new amounts, they wrote.

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The SSA will recalculate your benefit amount to give you credit for the months that your benefits were reduced or withheld due to excess earnings.

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Equinor was required to recalculate the "full impact" of the field and it now estimates that it will contribute an additional 249 million tonnes of the planet warming gas CO2 over the next 25 years.

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These averages are recalculated every 10 years to take account of our changing climate but, with the world warming so quickly, there is a risk that even this might not be keeping pace with reality.

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recalcitrateˌrecaˈlesce