recurring

UK/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/US/ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/

adjectiveB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,858 of 15,258mostly written

Recurring means coming back again and again. A recurring dream, a recurring theme, a recurring payment.

In money it is the standard word for a subscription, and a recurring payment continues until cancelled rather than until it ends. In maths a recurring decimal repeats the same digits for ever, as a third does.

Definitions of recurring

1adjectiverecurringComing back again and again.B2+
“She has a recurring dream about missing her train.”

recurring is a quality.

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recurring in the wild

A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who frequently appears from time to time during the series' run.
Recurring character
In other cases, recurring characters have been given spin-off series of their own, such as Dr.
Recurring character
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared.
List of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches
Only main, supporting, and recurring characters are listed, with brief descriptions of the main and supporting characters also given.
List of Futurama characters

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