ALL meanings of recovery
re·cov·er·y
R r - noun plural recovery an act of recovering. 1
- noun plural recovery the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away. 1
- noun plural recovery restoration or return to health from sickness. 1
- noun plural recovery restoration or return to any former and better state or condition. 1
- noun plural recovery time required for recovering. 1
- noun plural recovery something that is gained in recovering. 1
- noun plural recovery an improvement in the economy marking the end of a recession or decline. 1
- noun plural recovery the regaining of substances in usable form, as from refuse material or waste products. 1
- noun plural recovery Law. the obtaining of right to something by verdict or judgment of a court of law. 1
- noun plural recovery Football. an act or instance of recovering a fumble. 1
- noun plural recovery Fencing. the movement to the position of guard after a lunge. 1
- noun plural recovery Rowing. a return to a former position for making the next stroke. 1
- noun recovery sick person: recuperation 1
- noun recovery from shock or setback 1
- noun recovery of lost item 1
- noun recovery economy 1
- noun recovery finance: stocks 1
- variable noun recovery If a sick person makes a recovery, he or she becomes well again. 0
- variable noun recovery When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves. 0
- uncountable noun recovery You talk about the recovery of something when you get it back after it has been lost or stolen. 0
- uncountable noun recovery You talk about the recovery of someone's physical or mental state when they return to this state. 0
- noun recovery the act or process of recovering, esp from sickness, a shock, or a setback; recuperation 0
- noun recovery restoration to a former or better condition 0
- noun recovery the regaining of something lost 0
- noun recovery the extraction of useful substances from waste 0
- noun recovery the recovery of a space capsule after a space flight 0
- noun recovery the obtaining of a right, etc, by the judgment of a court 0
- noun recovery (in the US) the final judgment or verdict in a case 0
- noun recovery a return to the position of guard after making an attack 0
- noun recovery the action of bringing the arm, oar, etc, forward for another stroke 0
- noun recovery a stroke played from the rough or a bunker to the fairway or green 0
- noun recovery the act or an instance of recovering 0
- noun recovery a regaining of something lost or stolen 0
- noun recovery a return to health, consciousness, etc. 0
- noun recovery a regaining of balance, control, composure, etc. 0
- noun recovery a retrieval of a capsule, nose cone, etc. after a spaceflight or launch 0
- noun recovery the removal of valuable substances from waste material, byproducts, etc. 0
- noun recovery a return to a position of guard, readiness, etc., as after a lunge in fencing or a stroke in rowing 0
- noun recovery a process of attempting to change dysfunctional behavior, as by abstaining from an addictive substance 0
- noun recovery A recovery is money received by an insurer to reduce part of the cost of a loss. 0