recoup
verb (used with object)
to get back the equivalent of.
had recouped
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past perfectof recoup.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An earlier deal said Canada, which paid for the bridge, would split the revenue with Michigan only after it had recouped the costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Home Office said it had recouped the money following a review of contracts after Labour came to power last year.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
New customer service improvements rolled out as the tax season began Jan. 29, and earlier this month the IRS announced that it had recouped half a billion dollars in back taxes from rich tax cheats.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
"Jersey Boys" cost $7.8 million to mount on Broadway when it opened in November 2005 and had recouped its investment by the following June, according to producers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2014
He had recouped himself by some ridiculous display of vanity which, as he knew, put him still more at her mercy.
From Night and Day by Virginia Woolf
