noun / verb
recount
A repeat count to check a total.
The close election result prompts a recount of the votes.
Etymology
The prefix adds repetition to counting. A recount repeats the calculation to verify or correct a previously announced total.
More examples
- Please recount the tickets before we announce the total.
- A recount confirms that three boxes are missing.
- She recounted the cash and found her mistake.
Forms
recount · recounts · recounted · recounting
Similar words
- recheck
- Means check again, without necessarily counting individual items.
- tally
- Means count or total items, not necessarily again.