[rɪˈkʌv(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength
(e.g: signs of recovery in the housing market)

- the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost
(e.g: a team of salvage experts to ensure the recovery of family possessions)

- the process of removing or extracting an energy source or industrial chemical for use, reuse, or waste treatment
(e.g: sulphur recovery)


Phrases:
- in recovery

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a means of restoration): from Anglo-Norman French recoverie, from recovrer ‘get back’