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recovery
noun [S or U] /rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 the process of getting back something lost, especially health, ability, possessions, etc.: Mira made a full/speedy, etc. recovery from the operation. At last the economy is showing signs of recovery (= is starting to improve). The police arranged the recovery (= the getting back) of her body from the river.Giving, bringing or getting backRecovering from illness
(Definition of recovery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bring sth back phrasal verb (RETURN)
- claw sth back phrasal verb
- non-returnable adjective
- put sth back phrasal verb (REPLACE)
- recoup verb
- redeem verb (GET BACK)
- refund noun
- replace verb (PUT BACK)
- restitution noun
- restore verb
- retake verb (GET BACK)
- retrieve verb
- return noun (GIVING BACK)
- return verb (PUT BACK)
- reversion noun
- send sth back phrasal verb
- take sth back phrasal verb (SOMETHING BOUGHT)
- turn sth over to sb phrasal verb
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