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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Aer Lingus might have also recalculated your refund based on currency fluctuations.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Job seekers can game this defeatist death-spiral by recalculating their measure of success.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025
Lockheed Electra performance charts show the Navy recalculated Earhart’s fuel endurance at 20 hours and 13 minutes.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
States — who administer SNAP — would need to recalculate for partial payments.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Job seekers can game this defeatist death-spiral by recalculating their measure of success.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025
Lockheed Electra performance charts show the Navy recalculated Earhart’s fuel endurance at 20 hours and 13 minutes.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
States — who administer SNAP — would need to recalculate for partial payments.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Recalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalculate. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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