recalculate

verb

re·​cal·​cu·​late (ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 

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

After 90 days of nonpayment, student loan servicers report delinquent, or past-due, accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to recalculate the borrower’s score. —Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025

The continuation of Western military aid to Ukraine remains pivotal to the execution of a pressure campaign against Russia that could force Putin to recalculate his theory of victory. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025

Behind the scenes, airlines use dynamic algorithms that constantly recalculate fares based on shifting variables. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025

Now they're forced to recalculate total trip costs, potentially discovering Southwest is no longer the cheapest option when fees are included. —Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recalculate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate