recoup
to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
to regain or recover.
to reimburse or indemnify; pay back: to recoup a person for expenses.
Law. to withhold (a portion of something due), having some rightful claim to do so.
to get back an equivalent, as of something lost.
Law. (of a defendant in a lawsuit) to plead that one is owed, in the same matter, an amount by the plaintiff which applies against the payment of one’s own debt to the plaintiff.
an act of recouping.
Origin of recoup
1Other words for recoup
Other words from recoup
- re·coup·a·ble, adjective
- re·coup·ment, noun
- non·re·coup·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·coup·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for recoup
/ (rɪˈkuːp) /
to regain or make good (a financial or other loss)
(tr) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
law to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct
Origin of recoup
1Derived forms of recoup
- recoupable, adjective
- recoupment, noun
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