Dictionary

recruitment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /rɪˈkruːt.mənt /

Etymology

From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
   • 'The recruitment of 72 new drivers means that we will have the resource to deliver additional services' said the spokesman. 2019 October, Rhodri Clark, “TfW seeks PRM derogation for Class 37 sets”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
2. (countable, uncountable) A style or process of recruiting.
   • Tebow's and Bradford's production and leadership are undeniable, but their recruitments, offenses and personalities are vastly different. 2009 January 7, Pete Thamel, “Tebow and Bradford: Different Ways to Reach Summit”, in New York Times:
3. (countable, uncountable) The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.
4. (countable, uncountable) The full aeration of a lung.
5. (countable, uncountable) Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)
6. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

corecruitment · overrecruitment · underrecruitment · decruitment · e-cruitment · derecruitment · hyperrecruitment · postrecruitment · e-recruitment · prerecruitment

Relateds

recruiter

Translations (75)

uk наймання́ (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · be вярбо́ўка (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · uk вербу́нок (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · de Rekrutierung (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · pl rekrutacja (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ro recrutare (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · uk вербува́ння (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ca reclutament (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · lv vervēšana (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · sh врбовање (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ko 채용 (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · sk nábor (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · it reclutamento (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · de Anwerbung (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · cs najímání (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · be набо́р (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ja 求人 (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · nn rekruttering (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ru наём (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · nb rekruttering (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · lt verbavimas (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · uk рекру́тинг (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · bg рекрути́ране (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · pl werbunek (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · mk собирање (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · lt šaukimas (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · be вербава́нне (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ka გაწვევა (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · id perekrutan (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · gl recrutamento (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · pt recrutamento (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · de Aushebung (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · cmn 招聘 (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · be рэкру́тынг (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · uk набі́р (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ja 募集 (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ka დაკომპლექტება (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · sh vrbovanje (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ga earcaíocht (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · cmn 招收 (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · be вербава́ньне (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · de Rekrutierung (opening of collapsed lung alveoli) · cs nábor (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · lv iesaukšana (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · hy հավաքագրում (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · bg наби́ране (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ru рекру́тинг (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · sq rekrutim (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ms perekrutan (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · nl werving (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · fi värväys (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · el στρατολόγηση (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ar تَعْبِئَة (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · hi भर्ती (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · mk регрутација (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · et värbamine (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · fr recrutement (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ko 모집 (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · fa-ira نیرویابی (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · da rekruttering (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · id penerimaan (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · et nekrutivõtmine (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · fi rekrytointi (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · uk найо́м (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · hu toborzás (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · tl pagsungko (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · de Einberufung (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · sv rekrytering (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ru вербо́вка (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ka რეკრუტირება (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · ru набо́р (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · id rekrutmen (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · la conquīsītiō (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · es reclutamiento (process or art of finding candidates or recruits) · de Recruitment (opening of collapsed lung alveoli)