recoup
verb (used with object)
to get back the equivalent of.
recoups
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present tense formof recoup (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Japan and the U.S. will split the power sales until Japan recoups its $33 billion, after which the American government will get 90% of the revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
If a dental practice underdelivers – classed as below 96% of the contract value – the NHS then recoups money from practices the following year.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Usually, she said, the agent pays that fee and recoups it once you sell.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Soto said as he stepped through his mud-streaked living room to his patio, adding that he plans to rebuild, no matter what he recoups from insurance policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
The employer turns the circumstance to advantage, and recoups himself doubly for the inconveniences, that these disturbances put him to, with the payment of much lower wages.
From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon
