rescore

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ score.

Verb

rescore (third-person singular simple present rescores, present participle rescoring, simple past and past participle rescored)

  1. (transitive) To score again; to assign new marks to.
    The tests have to be rescored because of glaring mistakes made during grading.
    • 2007 August 25, Karen W. Arenson, “Companies Agree to Pay to Settle SAT Error Suit”, in New York Times:
      The board discovered the problems after a couple of students paid to have their tests rescored by hand.
  2. (transitive) To arrange (music) again.

Noun

rescore (plural rescores)

  1. An instance of rescoring.
    Our team lost five points after the rescore.