Main Entry:

re·cruit·ment

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈkrüt-mənt\

Function:

noun

Date:

circa 1828

1: the action or process of recruiting2: 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