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

Upset Grove Isle homeowners who could not do any work on their units or 40-year recertification work on common areas complained that the city was violating their property rights. —Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025

For example, older adults and people with disabilities typically may receive SNAP for a longer time period than working-age individuals subject to more frequent recertification and work reporting requirements. —Elaine Maag, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Income and family size recertification will move to 2026. —Robert Farrington, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recertification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

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