recoup
verb (used with object)
to get back the equivalent of.
have been recouping
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present perfect progressiveof recoup.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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So American firms have been recouping research-and-development costs at home that they could not recover abroad.
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