How to Use recoup in a Sentence

recoup

verb

• 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.
• The savings on fuel will help owners recoup the rest in a few years.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
• That would help recoup some of the draft bounty spent on Tyreek Hill (and for the tampering charges).
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
• And Maryland will probably recoup at least some of the cost of a new bridge.
  — Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
• The club is seeking to recoup the full $8.5 million from the accounting firm.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022
• Then that company turns to its client to recoup the loss.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• The city is suing the apartment owners to recoup the money.
  — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
• By 2017, however, the port and airport had not recouped the debt, and Sri Lanka had no way to pay back the loan.
  — Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
• By 2017, however, the port and airport had not recouped the project costs, and Sri Lanka had no way to pay back the loan.
  — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
• Banks need to know who is standing behind a project to recoup dollars if the project doesn't take shape.
  — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2024
• Much of that will be recouped by insurance, but not all.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
• But with a price tag of $55 million, the film still has a ways to go to recoup its production budget.
  — Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 May 2024
• Volunteers said the tool library would be shut down for at least one month to recoup the loss.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• In an effort to recoup some $3 billion in savings, the studio axed the films Batgirl and Scoob!
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
• Bet on a player to score the first bucket of the game and recoup your losses up to $25 if the player fails to score first but exceeds 25 points on the game.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• An outdoor kitchen and patio can recoup their cost with a bump in home value, says the report.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
• About 30 activists recouped across the Capitol under the shade of trees at Wesley Bolin Plaza.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
• Having gone to trial and won, the group may be able to recoup some of its legal costs from the Pugh’s and the other defendant.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
• Gang Green could also potentially trade down to recoup the second-round pick the team lost in the last April’s Rodgers trade.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• The Finleys feel lucky to run their own on-site stand, if not to recoup some of the financial loss, then to at least make good on their labor.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022
• This gives the buyer more time to pay the overdue balance or at least some options to recoup their money.
  — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2022
• Oil and gas companies also rose after the price of a barrel of U.S. crude gained 0.9% to recoup some of its losses for the week and for the year so far.
  — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
• That would leave restaurants to try to recoup that income by rolling those costs into the overall price per item on each menu.
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
• Chicago officials, upset at the amount of police work that was spent on the case, have sued Mr. Smollett to recoup some of the city’s costs.
  — New York Times, 9 Dec. 2021
• The government will seek to recoup the cost of the student loan discharges from the institution.
  — Katie Lobosco, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
• The two cousins go to extremes to recoup their rent money, which was also stolen, and encounter some characters along the way.
  — Cydney Lee, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2022
• The state legally must recoup those and return them to Washington.
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com, 7 Nov. 2021
• Nomad was able to recoup over $20 million after pleading with users to return the funds.
  — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024