recovery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun return to an original state
    • the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid
  2. noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
    convalescence; recuperation.
  3. noun the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
    retrieval.

WordNet

Re*cov"er*y noun
Definitions
  1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.
  2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.
  3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.
  4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. Obs. "Help be past recovery." Tusser.
  5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke. Burrill. Warren.

Webster 1913