reclassification

noun

re·​clas·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce reclassification (audio)
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

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This decrease is attributed to lower sales volumes and prices in the West Texas marketing operations and a reclassification of certain revenues to interest income under sales-type lease accounting. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 Experts' Verdicts Map Reveals Nations Sending Highest Number of Students to US Nearly Half of Los Angeles Residents Consider Leaving US After Trump Win However, his policies, particularly on crime reclassification, have faced some criticism amid rising crime concerns statewide. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 The filing also details a reclassification of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock from mezzanine equity to permanent equity following an amendment to redemption rights. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 This is especially true with the pending reclassification of marijuana to Schedule III, which will necessarily require a closed-loop medical system for sales and distribution. Robert Hoban, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reclassification 

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reclassification was in 1849

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“Reclassification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassification. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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