[ˌriːˈkleɪm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of
(e.g: you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted)

- bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation
(e.g: much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’

[ˌriːˈkleɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed
(e.g: VAT reclaim)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’