recalculate

verb

re·​cal·​cu·​late (ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce recalculate (audio)
recalculated; recalculating; recalculates

transitive + intransitive

: to calculate again
recalculated the price with the discount applied
It allows a single program to perform more than one task at a time. For example, a spreadsheet … could recalculate in the background while you continue entering new data.Jackie Fox

Examples of recalculate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In other health news The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will recalculate this year’s Medicare Advantage quality ratings following two federal court rulings that the agency improperly implemented a new assessment methodology. Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 The Lamont administration recalculated the cap in November and concluded next year’s budget already exceeds the limit by nearly $30 million. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2024 Whether some penny-pinching schools will ask the government to recalculate those numbers remains to be seen. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024 But with the enrollment deadline fast approaching, schools will now have to decide whether to send out financial aid packages with inaccurate aid amounts or wait for the Department of Education to recalculate and reprocess applications. Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recalculate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recalculate was in 1611

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“Recalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalculate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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