26984 words

recovery

10 definitions • 21 examples
1
the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury:

Examples:

make a recovery from Mira made a full recovery from the operation.
We're sorry to hear you're ill, and wish you a speedy recovery.
2
the process of becoming successful or normal again after problems:

Examples:

sign of recovery At last the economy is showing signs of recovery.
3
the process of getting something back:

Examples:

recovery of The police arranged the recovery of the body from the river.
4
the process of allowing your body to recover (= return to normal) after doing strong exercise:

Examples:

Do as many exercises as you can in 40 seconds, followed by 40 seconds of aerobic recovery.
Make sure you have enough recovery time between vigorous bouts of exercise.
5
the act or process of getting better; improvement:

Examples:

[ U ] The economy is showing signs of recovery.
[ U ] The story deals with the recovery of (= getting back) stolen jewelry.
6
a process in which a situation improves after a difficult period, or in which prices increase after falling in value:

Examples:

Improvement in trade has been driven by the lower cost of borrowing and the recovery of the manufacturing sector.
Construction activity in Europe is now showing signs of recovery.
The newly elected CEO has pledged to put the company back on the road to recovery after the corporate scandal late last year.
a solid/strong/slow recovery
(a) recovery from sth Wall Street's recovery from a poor start helped the London market restrict its loss to 10.7 points, with the FTSE 100 index finishing at 3669.7.
The recovery in equity markets partly explains the fact that the firm's shares have more than doubled.
make/stage a recovery Property has staged a recovery this year.
a recovery begins/continues/progresses We believe it will be some time before a recovery begins.
7
the process of getting money from a person or company that has caused you loss or damage by order of a court of law:

Examples:

Most of the claimants are seeking recovery of monetary damages.
8
the process of getting something back that was lost or almost destroyed:

Examples:

Improvement was due mainly to continued recovery of market share in the drinks sector.
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the process of getting natural resources such as oil or gas from under the ground or sea:

Examples:

Plans to pipe greenhouse gases off to the North Sea could be used to increase oil recovery.

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