Synonyms

recurring

American

[ri-kur-ing, -kuhr-] / rɪˈkɜr ɪŋ, -ˈkʌr- /

adjective

occurring or appearing again.

Other Word Forms

recurringly adverb
unrecurring adjective

Etymology

Origin of recurring

recur + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Net profit slid 13% on year to €10.88 billion, while profit from recurring operations fell 9% to nearly €17.76 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

The announcement came as the group is looking to grow its recurring subscription revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

When assets acquire a recurring carrying cost such as a wealth tax, markets reprice them downward.

From The Wall Street Journal

European efforts to escape U.S. tech dominance for privacy or commercial reasons have been a recurring theme for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Market participants have come to assume they will come out of these recurring melodramas intact.

From Barron's

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