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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This decrease is largely due to lower Medicare recertifications in home health. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 The agency will then open up recertification on Oct. 1, Peckinpaugh said. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024 Instead of approving the application, Lara invited public input on the recertification and received a slew of comments from insurers and others who do not generally embrace Consumer Watchdog’s efforts. Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 The nonprofit had seen its recertification as an intervenor in rate cases — usually a routine process — put on hold earlier this year by the California Department of Insurance. Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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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