recovery
noun
[ rɪˈkʌv(ə)ri ]
• a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
• "signs of recovery in the housing market"
Similar:
recuperation,
convalescence,
return to health,
process of getting better,
rehabilitation,
healing,
rallying,
improvement,
picking up,
betterment,
amelioration,
rally,
upturn,
upswing,
comeback,
revival,
renewal,
a turn for the better,
• the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost.
• "a team of salvage experts to ensure the recovery of family possessions"
Similar:
retrieval,
regaining,
repossession,
getting back,
recapture,
reclamation,
recouping,
retaking,
redemption,
replevin,
recoupment,
recuperation,
• the process of removing or extracting an energy source or industrial chemical for use, reuse, or waste treatment.
• "sulphur recovery"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a means of restoration): from Anglo-Norman French recoverie, from recovrer ‘get back’.
