recoup
Americanverb (used with object)
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to get back the equivalent of.
to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
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to regain or recover.
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to reimburse or indemnify; pay back.
to recoup a person for expenses.
- Synonyms:
- remunerate, recompense
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Law. to withhold (a portion of something due), having some rightful claim to do so.
verb (used without object)
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to get back an equivalent, as of something lost.
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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.
noun
verb
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to regain or make good (a financial or other loss)
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(tr) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
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law to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct
Other Word Forms
- nonrecoupable adjective
- recoupable adjective
- recoupment noun
- unrecoupable adjective
Etymology
Origin of recoup
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French recouper “to cut back, cut again,” equivalent to re- re- ( def. ) + couper “to cut”; coup 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The gains fell short of recouping all the indexes’ losses this week, however.
—European indexes opened to a sea of green, recouping some of this week’s losses.
That uncertainty helps explain why Wednesday’s reversal failed to fully recoup Tuesday’s losses for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, he added.
From MarketWatch
That uncertainty helps explain why Wednesday’s reversal failed to fully recoup Tuesday’s losses for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, he added.
From MarketWatch
ConocoPhillips is the country’s largest nonsovereign creditor and has been fighting tooth and nail to recoup the roughly $12 billion it is still owed.
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