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
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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Congress could also pass new legislation to claw back its tariff powers, a method that is already being attempted.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Hopes that Trump could cut a deal with Vietnam, which proposed bringing their own tariffs on U.S. goods down to zero, helped Nike Inc. and Lululemon Athletica recoup some of their losses from Thursday.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Factories represent billion-dollar investments that take years to recoup their costs.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
The city estimates the project could create $57.9 million in new tax revenue, which would eventually recoup the tax breaks.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Hopes that Trump could cut a deal with Vietnam, which proposed bringing their own tariffs on U.S. goods down to zero, helped Nike Inc. and Lululemon Athletica recoup some of their losses from Thursday.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Factories represent billion-dollar investments that take years to recoup their costs.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
The city estimates the project could create $57.9 million in new tax revenue, which would eventually recoup the tax breaks.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recoup. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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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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