recertification

noun

re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

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

Examples of recertification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All borrowers in an IDR method will also see an increase over the next year due to income recertification. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024

The recertification process is required by the state of Michigan as one of the funders of the program, according to DWSD. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024

The group submitted additional information that nudged the commissioner toward approving the recertification. —Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024

Of that, about 58% of households — more than 15,300 — have applications for income eligibility, or recertification, pending approval. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

recertification

noun

re·​cer·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsərt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act of having one's certification renewed

recertify

(ˈ)rē-ˈsərt-ə-ˌfī 

verb

recertified; recertifying