recoup

[ ri-koop ]

/ rɪˈkup /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to get back an equivalent, as of something lost.

Law. to plead in defense a claim arising out of the same subject matter as the plaintiff's claim.

noun

an act of recouping.

OTHER WORDS FOR recoup

1 recover, restore, retrieve, balance.

3 recompense, remunerate.

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Origin of recoup

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French recouper to cut back, cut again, equivalent to re-re- + couper to cut; see coup¹

OTHER WORDS FROM recoup

re·coup·a·ble, adjectivere·coup·ment, nounnon·re·coup·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·coup·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby recoup

record of achievement, record player, reco-reco, recount, recountal, recoup, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory

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How to use recoup in a sentence

Kim is not thought to be broke just yet, but he will be soon, as movie studios seek to recoup $100m in copyright fees.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They might front the money if they believe in a new model and think she will be able to recoup the costs.
Many Models Get Paid in Clothes, Not Cash, but That Might Be Changing|Misty White Sidell|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“In the most extreme cases, the abusive party is able to recoup irrespective of the cost,” he says.
Domestic Violence Among the Wealthy Hides Behind ‘Veil of Silence’|Eliza Shapiro|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to the Washington Post, the government was looking to recoup $385 million of Katrina, Rita, and Wilma aid money.
From Katrina To Sandy, FEMA Rumors and Failures Keep Swirling|Michael Moynihan|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Surely then we can safely raise their taxes, and count on them to work harder to recoup their losses?
Answering a Murray Defender|David Frum|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How I was going to recoup myself for the double cost afterwards I didn't know.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
But you dont mention your game of cards with Chevalier Desfleurets; did you recoup your losses?
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII)|Charles Paul de Kock
Here was a chance to recoup himself, in some small part, for the loss of his cabin and supplies.
The Backwoodsmen|Charles G. D. Roberts
With that amount, Otto, you know I can recoup all these terrible losses, and in less than a year all will be repaid.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories|Algernon Blackwood
These losses, though deplorable, were not vital while the Russian armies still retained power to retaliate and recoup.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for recoup

recoup

/ (rɪˈkuːp) /

verb

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

Derived forms of recoup

recoupable, adjectiverecoupment, noun

Word Origin for recoup

C15: from Old French recouper to cut back, from re- + couper to cut, from coper to behead; see coup 1

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