recouped

past tense of recoup
1
as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession tried to recoup the $1,000 he had when he walked into the casino by risking his last dollar on a slot machine

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2
as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury you will have to submit the proper paperwork before the insurance company will recoup you for the damage to your vehicle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recouped
Verb
  • And copyright associations and bylaws are also being developed to ensure that our artists are being compensated for licensing of their music and all that.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
  • No film version of Wilson has compensated for his arch, schematic theatricality, specifically in Fences (2016), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020), and now The Piano Lesson.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One of the silencers was attached to the rifle and another was recovered at the rental residence.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Lake trout and burbot populations have increased, including a 2024 pronouncement that lake trout in Lake Superior have fully recovered.
    Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The health insurance premiums should be paid from the business account or reimbursed before year-end.
    Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • However, under a 2019 law, all federal workers would be reimbursed for retroactive wages later.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Harb hired Curran to get the loan out of collections and sent back to the SBA, but the agency still hasn’t retrieved the full payment that Harb had set up more than three years earlier, records show.
    Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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