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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For borrowers who had an IDR recertification deadline after February 20th, the department indicates that those deadlines are being pushed out by one year. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 This text contains a lot of critical information about all of your federal student loans including origination and balance information, the status history, your repayment plan and income recertification date for IDR programs, and much more. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Morgan's complaint centers on the disappearance of income recertification forms from the DOE website just days before her March 1 deadline. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 The removal of application materials also has caused confusion around the recertification process for borrowers already enrolled in repayment plans, experts say. Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 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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