Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recovery

/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
re-cov-ery
IPA
/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A return to normal health.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A return to former status or position.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A return to former status or position.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Renewed growth after a slump.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The recovery of debt.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

recoveries (plural) recovre (alternative)

Derived Forms

antirecovery biorecovery cryorecovery neurorecovery nonrecovery osmorecovery overrecovery photorecovery precovery prorecovery rerecovery

Phrases

advanced meat recovery common recovery data recovery elastic recovery materials recovery facility meeting recovery syndrome recovery boiler recovery CD

Frequently Paired Words

recover

Synonyms

recuperation convalescence retrieval

Rhymes With

rediscovery

Questions

How do you pronounce recovery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/.
What does recovery mean?
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
Where does recovery come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce recovery

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