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recovery - 7 dictionary results

re⋅cov⋅er⋅y

[ri-kuhv-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. an act of recovering.
2. the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away.
3. restoration or return to health from sickness.
4. restoration or return to any former and better state or condition.
5. time required for recovering.
6. something that is gained in recovering.
7. an improvement in the economy marking the end of a recession or decline.
8. the regaining of substances in usable form, as from refuse material or waste products.
9. Law. the obtaining of right to something by verdict or judgment of a court of law.
10. Football. an act or instance of recovering a fumble.
11. Fencing. the movement to the position of guard after a lunge.
12. Rowing. a return to a former position for making the next stroke.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF recoverie. See recover, -y 3
re·cov·er·y   (rĭ-kŭv'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. re·cov·er·ies
  1. The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering.
  2. A return to a normal condition.
  3. Something gained or restored in recovering.
  4. The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources.

Recovery

Re*cov"er*y\, n. 1. Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.

2. (Fencing, Sparring, etc.) Act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack.

Recovery

Re*cov"er*y\ (r?*k?v"?r*?), n. 1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.

3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.

4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs.] "Help be past recovery." --Tusser.

5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke.

Common recovery (Law), a species of common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America. --Burrill. Warren.
Language Translation for : recovery
Spanish: recuperación,
German: die Genesung, die Wiedererlangung,
Japanese: 回復

recovery

  1. The rising price of an asset. For example, following an extended decline in the price of precious metals, investor expectations of future inflation may generate recoveries in gold and silver prices.
  2. Increased economic activity during a business cycle, resulting in growth in the gross domestic product.


Main Entry: re·cov·ery
Pronunciation: ri-'k&-v&-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
1 : the act, process, or fact of recovering
2 a : the obtaining, getting back, or vindication of a right or property by judgment or decree; especially : the obtaining of damages b : an amount awarded by or collected as a result of a judgment or decree

Main Entry: re·cov·ery
Pronunciation: ri-'k&v-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
: the actof regaining or returning toward a normal or healthy state <recovery from childbirth>
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