recoup

[ ri-koop ]

/ rɪˈkup /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for recoup on Thesaurus.com

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.

See synonyms for recoup on Thesaurus.com

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use recoup in a sentence

The stock market has recouped all its losses from the financial crisis, and then some.
Obama Should Take on the Private Sector’s Wage Delusion|Daniel Gross|July 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D Velocity.
Videogames for the Blind?|Winston Ross|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The four other paintings recouped by the family were sold for a total of $192.7 million and entered private collections.
Remembering Maria Altmann, Holocaust Hero Who Won Back Klimt Paintings|Isabel Wilkinson|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He suffered himself to be bought out for a sum less than she offered a sum that no more than recouped him for his losses.
The Creators|May Sinclair

"Yes, and in ten minutes I had recouped my losses and won $20,000 besides," Karl cried with growing enthusiasm.
The Devil|Joseph O'Brien
A good many of his investments were palpably bad; and they could be recouped only by the backing of the combination.
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde
Parliament recouped him for his expenses and gave him a handsome gratuity, but he declined a proffered knighthood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
So Peter left his two hundred and fifty dollars in the bank, having recouped the expenses of the first case out of his new client.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him|Paul Leicester Ford

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

recoup

OTHER WORDS FOR recoup

Origin of recoup

OTHER WORDS FROM recoup

Words related to recoup

How to use recoup in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for recoup

Derived forms of recoup

Word Origin for recoup