recovery
English
editAlternative forms
edit- recovre (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/, /ɹɪˈkʌvɹi/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ɹəˈkʌvəɹi/, /ɹəˈkʌvɹi/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editrecovery (countable and uncountable, plural recoveries)
- The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
- A return to normal health.
- Synonym: recuperation
- A return to former status or position.
- The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
- The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.
- (economics) Renewed growth after a slump.
- 2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8:
- Byford said: "There is no UK recovery from the pandemic without a London recovery, and there is no London recovery without a properly funded transport network.
- (finance) The recovery of debt.
- (law) A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
- (mining) The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
- (gaming) The ability to recover or regain health.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editact or process of regaining or repossession of something lost
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return to normal health
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return to former status
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economics: renewed growth after a slump
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Middle English
editNoun
editrecovery
- Alternative form of recoveree
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