1.
collection rate; recovery rate; retrieval rate
Used in contexts ranging from recycling to surveys to financial debt collection
A compound of 回収 (collection, recovery) + 率 (rate, ratio). The meaning shifts depending on context: in environmental/recycling contexts it means the percentage of materials successfully collected for recycling; in survey research it means the response rate; in finance it refers to the debt recovery rate.
Common collocations
- 回収率を上げる: to raise the collection rate
- 回収率が高い: the collection rate is high
- アンケートの回収率: survey response rate
- リサイクル回収率: recycling collection rate
Similar words
- 回答率: response rate (specifically for questionnaires or surveys)
- 再利用率: reuse rate (percentage of materials actually reused)
- 返却率: return rate (for borrowed items or rentals)