Real Dictionary

recovery
uncountable noun: You talk about the recovery of someone's physical or mental state when they return to this state.
uncountable noun: You talk about the recovery of something when you get it back after it has been lost or stolen.
variable noun: If a sick person makes a recovery, he or she becomes well again.
variable noun: When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.

recovery in American English
the act or an instance of recovering
noun: an act of recovering

recovery in British English
noun: the act or process of recovering, esp from sickness, a shock, or a setback; recuperation

recovery in Insurance
noun: A recovery is money received by an insurer to reduce part of the cost of a loss.