recoup

[ri-koop]

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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 for recoup

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

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Related Words for recoupment

redress, settlement, payoff, wage, fee, profit, pay, earnings, restitution, reparation, premium, bonus, stipend, coverage, payment, salary, reimbursement, benefit, indemnity, reward

Examples from the Web for recoupment

Historical Examples of recoupment

Only the intense cold and the necessity of recoupment and re-equipment caused them to retire to Omsk.
With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia
John Ward

British Dictionary definitions for recoupment

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 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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Word Origin and History for recoupment

recoup

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.