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[ˌriːˈkleɪm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of
(e.g: you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted)
- bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation
(e.g: much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed)
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Origin
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Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’
[ˌriːˈkleɪm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed
(e.g: VAT reclaim)
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Origin
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Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’
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