recouped; recouping; recoups
1
a
: to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for
b
: reimburse, compensate
recoup a person for losses
2
: regain
an attempt to recoup his fortune
: to make good or make up for something lost
also
: recuperate
Synonyms
Examples of recoup in a Sentence
It will be hard for us to recoup the loss.
Movie studios can turn to video sales to recoup the costs of a movie that does poorly at the box office.
She recouped only a portion of her investment.
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Both companies recoup 80 percent of that cost after a small carriage fee.
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Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
With help from these incentives and the monetization of the electricity produced by the generators, our partner can recoup the initial capital outlay for this clean tech deployment.
—Freddie Sarhan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Similar to Rebus, the show was initially meant for Viaplay’s D2C services, but was shopped on the international market after the streamer put several original shows on hold and attempted to recoup spend through distribution.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
The Michigan Association of Counties does not currently have data from county treasurers statewide on how much former property owners could recoup from tax foreclosure sales before 2020 either.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
With help from these incentives and the monetization of the electricity produced by the generators, our partner can recoup the initial capital outlay for this clean tech deployment.
—Freddie Sarhan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Similar to Rebus, the show was initially meant for Viaplay’s D2C services, but was shopped on the international market after the streamer put several original shows on hold and attempted to recoup spend through distribution.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
The Michigan Association of Counties does not currently have data from county treasurers statewide on how much former property owners could recoup from tax foreclosure sales before 2020 either.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recoup. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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recoup
verb
re·coup
ri-ˈküp 
1
: to make up for : recover
recoup a loss
2
: reimburse, compensate
recoup a person for losses
Legal Definition
recoup
transitive verb
re·coup
ri-ˈküp
: recover sense 1
would recoup the overpayment from current claims payments—City of Cordova v. Medicaid Rate Commn., 789 P.2d 346 (1990)
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