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- Dictionaryreclaim/rɪˈkleɪm/
verb
- 1. retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of: "you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation: "much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed"
noun
- 1. the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed: "VAT reclaim"
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RECLAIM definition: 1. to take back something that was yours: 2. to make land, such as desert or areas covered by…. Learn more.
The meaning of RECLAIM is to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform. How to use reclaim in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reclaim.
RECLAIM meaning: 1. to take back something that was yours: 2. to make land, such as desert or areas covered by…. Learn more.
to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use. to recover (substances) in a pure or usable form from refuse, discarded articles, etc. Synonyms: restore, regain. to bring back to a preferable manner of living, sound principles, ideas, etc. to tame.
1. verb. If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship. [VERB noun] 'I've come to reclaim my property,' she announced to the desk clerk. [VERB noun]
To reclaim something is to get it back. If a divorced couple remarries, they reclaim their marriage. To claim is to declare or take ownership of something. To reclaim is to retake something lost. An injured quarterback must reclaim the starting position from his replacement.
Definition of reclaim verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
RECLAIM definition: 1. to get something back from someone: 2. to make land good enough to be used for growing crops. Learn more.
1. If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. [...] 2. If you reclaim an amount of money, for example tax that you have paid, you claim it back. [...] 3.
1. If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. [...] 2. If you reclaim an amount of money, for example tax that you have paid, you claim it back. [...] 3.
