recovery

[ ri-kuhv-uh-ree ]

/ rɪˈkʌv ə ri /

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Definition of recovery

noun, plural re·cov·er·ies.

an act of recovering.

the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away.

restoration or return to health from sickness.

restoration or return to any former and better state or condition.

time required for recovering.

something that is gained in recovering.

an improvement in the economy marking the end of a recession or decline.

the regaining of substances in usable form, as from refuse material or waste products.

Law. the obtaining of right to something by verdict or judgment of a court of law.

Football. an act or instance of recovering a fumble.

Fencing. the movement to the position of guard after a lunge.

Rowing. a return to a former position for making the next stroke.

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Origin of recovery

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Anglo-French word recoverie.See recover, -y³

Words nearby recovery

recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery, recovery room, recovery stock, recpt, recreant, recreate

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How to use recovery in a sentence

It was a major milestone in the river’s recovery—once one of the most polluted waterways in the country—because 50 years earlier, it caught on fire.
51 Years Later, the Cuyahoga River Burns Again|Wes Siler|August 28, 2020|Outside Online
Just how much of an impact tailoring your training to your personalized recovery data can have is the goal behind Project PR.
Project PR: The Personalized Recovery Study|Outside Editors|August 28, 2020|Outside Online
It also was under a recovery agreement after receiving the federal government’s lowest rating of “troubled” for the third time in a decade.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
If you’ve watched the stock market mount its breathtaking recovery over the past few months even as the country languished in a pandemic and recession, it might be easy to think, Nothing can stop this rally.
‘There’s going to be a selloff in the stock market’ if Congress doesn’t pass more stimulus|Lance Lambert|August 23, 2020|Fortune

There’s been a bit of a slump in recent weeks for consumer confidence after an initial surge at the start of the recovery.
Is the economy about to head backwards?|Anne Sraders|August 21, 2020|Fortune
Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It happens, of course, but the less time a person is sick, the better their chances of recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My eating disorder continued for more than a decade before I finally entered recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem is that no one has yet defined eating disorder recovery.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Recovery from a long-term eating disorder is a bit of a statistical anomaly.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You need but will, and it is done; but if you relax your efforts, you will be ruined; for ruin and recovery are both from within.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
It is a notable fact that under the wholly unusual circumstances prevailing, the recovery was so prompt and effective.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
His only chance of ultimate recovery was to push boldly forward, and to betray no fear of failure.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
What other channel, then, was open to the country through which to insist upon the recovery of its lawful rights?
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
I let him go on, exulting in the discovery that he was a liar, for I knew that it pushed me a step towards recovery.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for recovery

recovery

/ (rɪˈkʌvərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the act or process of recovering, esp from sickness, a shock, or a setback; recuperation

restoration to a former or better condition

the regaining of something lost

the extraction of useful substances from waste

the recovery of a space capsule after a space flight

law

the obtaining of a right, etc, by the judgment of a court
(in the US) the final judgment or verdict in a case

fencing a return to the position of guard after making an attack

swimming rowing the action of bringing the arm, oar, etc, forward for another stroke

golf a stroke played from the rough or a bunker to the fairway or green

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