recalculate
verb
re·cal·cu·late
(ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 
recalculated; recalculating; recalculates
: 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.—
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In legal filings, Ohio Medicaid warned that recalculating the payments under the court's interpretation could cost about $285 million more per year than lawmakers originally intended, potentially approaching $1 billion over two budget cycles.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
The Alternative Minimum Tax, or AMT, is a sort of parallel tax system that recalculates your income tax using different rules.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
LatAm and other airlines could recalculate flight costs as geopolitical developments unfold, enabling operators to weather spikes in jet fuel costs that threaten to shrink its margins, according to JPMorgan.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 June 2026
The value of their bedroom as well as any income and assets their family may have will be calculated and recalculated as often as every month and deducted from their SSI check.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
The Alternative Minimum Tax, or AMT, is a sort of parallel tax system that recalculates your income tax using different rules.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
LatAm and other airlines could recalculate flight costs as geopolitical developments unfold, enabling operators to weather spikes in jet fuel costs that threaten to shrink its margins, according to JPMorgan.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 June 2026
The value of their bedroom as well as any income and assets their family may have will be calculated and recalculated as often as every month and deducted from their SSI check.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recalculate
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“Recalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalculate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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