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receiver
receiver general
receivership
receiving blanket
receiving end
receiving line
receiving order
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recapture

re·cap·ture [ ree kápchər ] (past and past participle re·cap·tured, present participle re·cap·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular re·cap·tures)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. capture somebody or something again: to take back somebody or something that has escaped or has been taken away

2. experience something again: to have, show, or experience again something that existed in the past or has been lost
a failed attempt to recapture their youth

3. U.S. take part of profits: to take part of the profits, over a set amount, of a public-service corporation by law


re·cap·ture noun
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