recap

Etymology 1

re- + cap

verb

1. To seal (something) again with a cap.
2. (Canada, US) To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion.
   Are recapped tires safe? This is obviously the thing to know before you consider buying recaps. 1957 Aug, “Recap your old tires?”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 11, number 8, page 13

noun

1. A tire that has had new tread glued on.
   As she did so, Stacy noted that the tire had been a recap—a tire created by gluing a new outer portion of tread onto the worn inner core of old tires. 2008, John Adamson, Law for Business and Personal Use, page 102

Etymology 2

Shortened from recapitulation

noun

1. A recapitulation.
   With that in mind, here is an attempt to provide an overview of what's happening where, as well as a recap on some of the major announcements that have taken place in the past few months. August 12 2020, Paul Bigland, “High Speed 2 is starting to accelerate”, in Rail, page 56

verb

1. To recapitulate.

Etymology 3

Shortened from recapitalization

noun

1. 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. 2009, Thomas Kirchner, Merger Arbitrage: How to Profit from Event-Driven Arbitrage, page 196

Etymology 4

verb

1. (informal) To replace capacitors in electronic equipment.