recoup
verb (used with object)
to get back the equivalent of.
is recouping
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present progressiveof recoup (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Another major benefit of better TPV systems is recouping waste heat from industrial processes, making them more sustainable.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
One of the cuts they all agree upon, however, is recouping the $90.5 billion in unspent COVID-19 relief.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Others are finding it tough to be ecstatic when their focus is recouping the equivalent or two or three years of lost profit.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2021
While this means the vast public funding of neuroscience is recouping its investment, that glut will only get worse.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2021
Delta is recouping about 70 percent of its costs and that “isn’t enough,” CEO Richard Anderson said on the call.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 28, 2011
