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Recap
//ɹiːˈkæp// noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tire that has had new tread glued on.
"He refused to buy recaps because he didn't trust them not to come apart on the highway."
- 2 A recapitulation.
"Before we begin with today's agenda, Alice will give us a recap of recent decisions."
- 3 A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.
"A survey of private equity firms found that most firms are comfortable with a debt/equity ratio of 4:1 following a dividend recap."
- 4 a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads wordnet
- 5 a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion wordnet
Verb
- 1 To seal (something) again with a cap.
"They're planning to recap those oil wells permanently."
- 2 To recapitulate.
"Near-synonyms: review; overview"
- 3 To replace capacitors in electronic equipment. informal
- 4 summarize briefly wordnet
- 5 To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing on a new outer portion. Canada, US
"They buy a lot of camelback because they recap a lot of truck tires for trailer fleets."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From re- + cap.
Etymology 2
From re- + cap.
Etymology 3
Clipping of recapitulation.
Etymology 4
Clipping of recapitulation.
Etymology 5
Clipping of recapitalization.
Etymology 6
From re- + cap (capacitor).
See also for "recap"
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