renews

Renews is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb renew. It describes the act of making something new again, restoring its validity, or extending its duration. In everyday use, a person or organization renews a license, contract, lease, subscription, or membership, thereby reinstating its force or lengthening the period during which it remains active. In many legal and business contexts, renewal is accompanied by a renewal term, notices, or options for automatic renewal.

Grammatical notes: Renews is typically transitive when it takes a direct object (renews the license) and can also describe a state of renewal as in "the contract renews on its anniversary." It is commonly used in phrases such as "renewal notice" or "automatic renewal."

Etymology: The word renew derives from Old French renover, from Latin renovare, combining re- meaning "again" with novus meaning "new." The form "renews" is the third-person singular present.

See also: renewal, renewal notice, automatic renewal, renewable energy.