recalculate
verb
re·cal·cu·late
(ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 
recalculated; recalculating; recalculates
: to calculate again
recalculated the price with the discount applied
It allows a single program to perform more than one task at a time. For example, a spreadsheet … could recalculate in the background while you continue entering new data.—
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However, all borrowers in IDR must periodically recertify their income to have their monthly payment recalculated.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The reduction in future Social Security benefits caused by these excess deaths was then recalculated by NBER to $205 billion considering the consequent decrease in future payroll tax flows and higher payments to surviving spouses and children.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
The law requires recalculating benefits for millions of individuals who were previously affected by WEP and GPO, a process that involves extensive review of historical earnings records, pension information and eligibility criteria.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Also, recipients with complicated formulas — including those that change as Congress tinkers with the law — can sometimes see errors in their payments when they have been automatically recalculated.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The reduction in future Social Security benefits caused by these excess deaths was then recalculated by NBER to $205 billion considering the consequent decrease in future payroll tax flows and higher payments to surviving spouses and children.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
The law requires recalculating benefits for millions of individuals who were previously affected by WEP and GPO, a process that involves extensive review of historical earnings records, pension information and eligibility criteria.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Also, recipients with complicated formulas — including those that change as Congress tinkers with the law — can sometimes see errors in their payments when they have been automatically recalculated.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Recalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalculate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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