Main Entry: re·cruit·ment

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈkrüt-mənt\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1828

1 : the action or process of recruiting
2 : the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking; also : a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment