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   recovery

   /rɪˈkʌv(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength: "signs of recovery in the housing market" Similar recuperationconvalescencereturn to healthprocess of getting betterrehabilitationhealingrallyingimprovementrallyingpicking upbettermentameliorationrallyupturnupswingcomebackrevivalrenewala turn for the betterOpposite relapsedeterioration
   • 2. the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost: "a team of salvage experts to ensure the recovery of family possessions" Similar retrievalregainingrepossessiongetting backrecapturereclamationrecoupingretakingredemptionreplevinrare:recoupmentrecuperationOpposite loss
   • ▪ the action of regaining or securing compensation or money lost or spent by means of a legal process or subsequent profits: "debt recovery"
   • ▪ an object or amount of money recovered: "the recoveries included gold jewellery"
   • ▪ the action of taking a vehicle or aircraft that has broken down or crashed to a place for repair: "a recovery vehicle"
   • ▪ a stroke bringing the ball from the rough or from a hazard back on to the fairway or the green.
   • ▪ an act of regaining a dropped ball: "he finished the season with three fumble recoveries and an interception"
   • ▪ (in rowing, cycling, or swimming) the action of returning the paddle, leg, or arm to its initial position ready to make a new stroke: "I have my heel below the pedal during the power stroke and above it during recovery"
   • 3. the process of removing or extracting an energy source or industrial chemical for use, reuse, or waste treatment: "sulphur recovery"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a means of restoration): from Anglo-Norman French recoverie, from recovrer ‘get back’.

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