Meanings
nounreinspection (plural reinspections)
plural reinspections
- A repeat inspection, especially one carried out after a previous inspection discovered problems
The company failed a reinspection Tuesday afternoon and hadn't requested another as of last night.
2009 January 29, Paola Loriggio, “Shopper spotted mouse 'in plain sight'”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 31 Jan 20091 more example
A reinspection may be conducted if any of the violations are not permanently corrected in a timely manner.
(Can we date this quote?), “Color-Coded Placard Program”, in Sonoma County, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2026, page 1
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishinspection
- Englishreinspection
From re- + inspection.
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APA
reinspection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinspection
MLA
“reinspection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinspection. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinspection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinspection.
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