recovery
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.
Origin of recovery
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How to use recovery in a sentence
Nobody knew what to expect when he raced: an on-the-edge win, spectacular crash, or one of his amazing recoveries.
The Can't-Miss Sochi Showdown: Bode Miller And Ted Ligety | Jake Bright | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe discussions about such a sweeping immigrtion mandate spooks Main Street, a traditional driver of economic recoveries.
Each of those shocks or delayed recoveries correlated to presidents disagreeing with Congresses of a different party.
I even present some statistical evidence for this cycle of unpleasant shocks followed by sadder-but-wiser recoveries.
Moreover, past recoveries in the housing market have been closely associated with recovery from recession.
Naturally, a certain proportion of the patients who take it recover, and the recoveries are credited to the nostrum.
In the first place, the air of this town is not favourable for recoveries.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. HentyMr. Mitchell: Because their insurance rates are fixed by the number of accidents or the number of recoveries.
Not only was the number of deaths very small, as above stated, but there were a great number of remarkable recoveries.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottIt was a series of wild drops, of blood-curdling escapes, of slips and recoveries, of bruises and abrasions.
Tenting To-night | Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for recovery
/ (rɪˈkʌvərɪ) /
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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