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 That’s the glass-half-full perspective on Glasnow’s injury — one the team hopes will be a short-term setback for the 30-year-old pitcher, and not one that will force the Dodgers to recalculate their roster needs ahead of the July 30 trade deadline. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024 Borrowers who were placed in forbearance, or a temporary pause on payments, prior to the court rulings while their servicers recalculate their monthly amount will have their first payment in August. Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024 But in early June, the Education Department informed borrowers whose next payments were due in the first half of July that they would be put into forbearance for one month while their monthly bills were recalculated. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024 Climate change recalculates maximum rainfall potential Combining the more high-tech observations available with a better understanding of extreme storms and newer high-resolution modeling can transform the old way of calculating rainfall estimates, the report stated. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 29 June 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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