reclassification

noun

re·​clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

plural reclassifications

: the act or process of classifying something again or anew

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said chub populations appear steady enough for a legal reclassification from endangered to threatened.

—Bruce Finley

Examples of reclassification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bill's supporters say that the reclassification will give anti-trafficking efforts clearer standards to operate under as law enforcement combats the trade. —Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025

Today, some federal workers, including U.S. Border Patrol agents, would be exempt from Trump’s reclassification plans. —Amy Lieberman, The Conversation, 14 May 2025

The credit reclassification, part of President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, tightens domestic sourcing requirements for battery parts and the raw materials used to build them. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025

Blue Dolphin's working capital improved to $9.9 million as of September 30, 2024, from a deficit of $6.1 million at December 31, 2023, mainly due to the reclassification of certain loans. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reclassification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization