recruitment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
  2. A style or process of recruiting.
  3. The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.
  4. The full aeration of a lung.
  5. Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)
  6. A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

Pronunciation

/rɪˈkruːt.mənt / LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recruitment.wav

Word forms

recruitment recruitments

Etymology

From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.

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