Meaning & use
reinspection or re-inspection
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountableformal
An official check of something that has already been checked once, usually to see if problems were fixed.
Grammar: Can be countable (a reinspection, several reinspections) or uncountable (the building is due for reinspection).
Patterns
- a reinspection of something
- undergo reinspection
- be due for reinspection
The restaurant passed the reinspection after fixing its kitchen equipment.
A reinspection of the bridge is scheduled for next month.
The landlord arranged a re-inspection of the apartment before returning the deposit.
Word forms
| plural | reinspections |
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Common combinations
- pass a reinspection
- The factory finally passed a reinspection after making safety improvements.
- fail a reinspection
- If they fail a reinspection, the shop may be closed temporarily.
- require a reinspection
- Old elevators often require a reinspection every six months.
- schedule a reinspection
- We need to schedule a reinspection of the damaged roof.
Synonyms and how they differ
- recheck
- A general word for checking something again; reinspection is usually an official, formal check.
- follow-up inspection
- A phrase that emphasizes the inspection comes after an earlier one; it is close in meaning but less technical.
Word family
- inspect verb
- To look at something carefully and officially.
- inspection noun
- An official check of something.
- inspector noun
- A person whose job is to check things officially.
Commonly confused: reinspection or re-inspection or inspection?
reinspection or re-inspection vs inspection
An inspection is any official check; a reinspection is a second check that happens after an earlier one.
Practice
After the kitchen was cleaned, the health officer came back for a ___.
Choose one answer.
The officer is checking the kitchen a second time, so reinspection is correct. Inspection would not show that it is a repeat visit, reflection means careful thought, and rejection means refusal.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reinspection or re-inspection”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.