recouped

verb

Definition of recoupednext
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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3
as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness he's recouping at home after a bout of the flu

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  1. compensated
  2. recovered
  3. reimbursed
  4. retrieved
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  • If employee vehicles help power the system, for example, how are they compensated?
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Many have also raised concerns about how AI models are trained and whether intellectual property rights holders and artists are being compensated fairly, or at all, for content digested by the powerful technology.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of compensated
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  • Using wiretaps and surveillance, in addition to search warrants, agents and officers recovered roughly 33 kilogram-sized packages of cocaine and more than 6 kilograms of fentanyl, eight loaded firearms and one imitation pistol, officials said.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The manifesto, which was allegedly recovered by police, caught 50 Cent’s attention for its chilling content and the level of detail in Mangione’s explanation of the murder.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of recovered
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  • The amount included a $50,000 guarantee the school had paid to the VII Group, as well as transportation and accommodation expenses that were supposed to be reimbursed.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The costs associated with putting on an event, such as sound and lighting, must be reimbursed.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reimbursed
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  • But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow during an aerial survey, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes this week, the search for them has ended, Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker told reporters.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Crew members on board the helicopter retrieved the equipment, officials said.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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