recount
/rɪˈkaʊnt/
noun
- A second or additional count, especially of votes in an election.
- The candidate requested a recount after losing by only 50 votes.
- The recount took three days and confirmed the original winner.
- State law allows for an automatic recount when the margin is less than 0.5%.
verb
- To tell someone about something that happened; to describe an event or experience.
- The witness recounted the details of the accident to the police officer.
- She recounted her trip to Japan with great enthusiasm.
- Grandpa loves to recount stories from his childhood.
- To count something again, especially votes in an election.
- The election officials decided to recount the ballots after the close result.
- They had to recount the money in the cash register because the totals didn't match.
- If the margin is less than 1%, the law requires the county to recount all votes.