Decrease and Recovery

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• Return to an original state.
  • usage: "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
• Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury.
  • synonyms: convalescence, recuperation
• The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost. ).
  • synonyms: retrieval

• (n.) Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.
• (n.) Act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack.
• (n.) The getting or gaining, of something not previously had.
• (n.) Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.
• (n.) The act of recovering, regaining or retaking possession.
• (n.) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.
• (n.) In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke.

(DoD) The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced.
(DoD) In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission which involves the return of an aircraft to a land base or platform afloat.
(DoD) Actions taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly control or repair at another location. See also evader; evasion; recovery; recovery force.
(DoD) In personnel recovery, actions taken to physically gain custody of isolated personnel and return them to the initial reception point.

In finance, a. Absorption of cost through the allocation of depreciation; b. Residual cost or salvage value of a fixed asset after all allowable depreciation; or, c. Collection of an accounts receivable that had been previously been written off as a bad debt.