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recurring

/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/
re · cur · ring
Adverb:recurringly
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• adjective

1

Occurring again periodically, repeatedly, or at regular intervals.

Example

"The software subscription is billed as a recurring monthly expense."

2

British Designating a decimal fraction in which a digit or finite sequence of digits repeats infinitely after the decimal point.

Example

"When one is divided by three, the result is the recurring decimal 0.333..."

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Word Nuance & Usage

"Recurring" is often confused with "reoccurring", though "recurring" typically implies something that happens repeatedly at regular or predictable intervals, whereas "reoccurring" simply means happening again at least once without necessarily following a schedule.

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• Nearby Words

recurrence
recurrent
recurrently
recurring
recursive
recursively
recusal

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the verb "recur", which comes from Latin "recurrere", meaning "to run back" or "to return", formed from "re-" (back, again) and "currere" (to run).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Recurring. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 3, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/recurring
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