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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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 The popular Child Care Assistance Program was on the brink of a crisis earlier this year when state funding for assistance failed to keep pace with growing demand — threatening to kick 4,000 to 7,000 children off vouchers each month when their parents were due for annual recertification. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025 The building received its recertification, and by the Jan. 1 state deadline had filed its required milestone inspection reports and created a reserve fund. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025 The data-sharing tool would also allow borrowers to opt into automatic annual income recertification (rather than manually recertifying their income each year) by giving permission for the IRS to periodically share income data with the department. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recertification

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 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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