Recurring means occurring repeatedly and can refer to several different things: Mathematics and finance Recurring expense, an ongoing (continual) expenditure Repeating decimal, or recurring decimal, a real number in the decimal numeral system in which a sequence of digits repeats infinitely Curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP), a software design pattern Processes Recursion, the process of repeating items in a self-similar way Recurring dream, a dream that someone repeatedly experiences over an extended period Television Recurring character, a character, usually on a television series, that appears from time to time and may grow into a larger role Recurring status, condition whereby a soap opera actor may be used for extended period without being under contract Other uses Recurring (album), a 1991 album by the British psychedelic-rock group, Spacemen 3 See also