recoup

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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.

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

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

Synonyms

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1. recover, restore, retrieve, balance. 3. recompense, remunerate.

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Examples from the Web for recouped

Contemporary Examples

The stock market has recouped all its losses from the financial crisis, and then some.
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In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D Velocity.
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Historical Examples

He had recouped himself for the overcharge on the cup of tea.
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At least the bread-and-butter must be recouped an hundredfold.
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Unlike any other commercial commodity, news once lost cannot be recouped.
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It would be years, if ever, before such a loss could be recouped, however the traffic was increased.
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The whole cost of sewage disposal was recouped from the sale of the farm products.
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British Dictionary definitions for recouped

recoup

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 Formsrecoupable, adjectiverecoupment, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for recouped

recoup

v.

1620s, from French recouper "to cut back" (12c.), from Old French re- "back" (see re-) + couper "to cut," from coup "a blow" (see coup). Originally a legal term meaning "to deduct;" sense of "to recompense for loss or expense" first recorded 1660s. Related: Recouped; recouping.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for recouped

Contemporary Examples

The stock market has recouped all its losses from the financial crisis, and then some.

In the first two hours after launching it, Bijani recouped his $2,000 investment into Three D Velocity.

Historical Examples

He had recouped himself for the overcharge on the cup of tea.

At least the bread-and-butter must be recouped an hundredfold.

Unlike any other commercial commodity, news once lost cannot be recouped.

It would be years, if ever, before such a loss could be recouped, however the traffic was increased.

The whole cost of sewage disposal was recouped from the sale of the farm products.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for recouped

recoup

v.

Origin of recoup