recertification

noun

re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce recertification (audio)
plural recertifications
: the act or process of certifying or being certified again
… a bill that will require the unions to petition for recertification if their membership drops below 50 percent of those eligible to participate.Zac Anderson

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This left some borrowers unable to meet their recertification deadline and risk getting kicked out of their IDR plan — through no fault of their own. Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 10 June 2025 For some borrowers, their IDR recertification dates will move one year. Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Pausing recertification efforts until 2026 helps in a number of ways. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 According to the complaint filed in Los Angles Superior Court on May 19, Flores was using the mobile shooting range trailer for a firearms training recertification, how it was supposed to be used, on Oct. 10, 2023. Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for recertification

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of recertification was in 1770

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“Recertification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recertification. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

recertification

noun
re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsərt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce recertification (audio)
: the act of having one's certification renewed
recertify verb
recertified; recertifying
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