how to pronounce recap

/ˈɹiːˌkæp/

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recap is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of recap in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… here is a recap in case you missed it …”

meanings of recap

verb:

To seal (something) again with a cap.
To replace capacitors in electronic equipment.
To recapitulate.
To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only - Retread in UK English).

noun:

A recapitulation.
A tire that has had new tread glued on.
A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.

recap frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word recap occurs in english on average 7.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics recap can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that recap can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;