recap

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See also: récap

English

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Etymology 1

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From re- +‎ cap.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

  1. To seal (something) again with a cap.
  2. (Canada, US) To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion.
    Synonym: retread
    • 1957 Aug, “Recap your old tires?”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 11, number 8, page 13:
      Are recapped tires safe? This is obviously the thing to know before you consider buying recaps.
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Noun

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recap (plural recaps)

  1. A tire that has had new tread glued on.
    • 2008, John Adamson, Law for Business and Personal Use, →ISBN, page 102:
      As she did so, Stacy noted that the tire had been a recap—a tire created by gluing a new outer portion of tread onto the worn inner core of old tires.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of recapitulation.

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Noun

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recap (plural recaps)

  1. A recapitulation.
    • 2020 August 12, Paul Bigland, “High Speed 2 is starting to accelerate”, in Rail, page 56:
      With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months.
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Verb

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recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

  1. To recapitulate.
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Etymology 3

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Clipping of recapitalization.

Noun

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recap (plural recaps)

  1. A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.
    • 2009, Thomas Kirchner, Merger Arbitrage: How to Profit from Event-Driven Arbitrage, →ISBN, page 196:
      A survey of private equity firms found that most firms are comfortable with a debt/equity ratio of 4:1 following a dividend recap.

Etymology 4

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From re- +‎ cap (etymology 4).

Verb

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recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)

  1. (informal) To replace capacitors in electronic equipment.

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