recoup
Use Recoup in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
2.
to regain or recover.
3.
to reimburse or indemnify; pay back: to recoup a person for expenses.
4.
Law. to withhold (a portion of something due), having some rightful claim to do so.
verb (used without object)
5.
to get back an equivalent, as of something lost.
6.
Law. to plead in defense a claim arising out of the same subject matter as the plaintiff's claim.
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noun
7.
an act of recouping.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French recouper to cut back, cut again, equivalent to re- re- + couper to cut; see coup1
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French recouper to cut back, cut again, equivalent to re- re- + couper to cut; see coup1
Related forms
re·coup·a·ble, adjective
re·coup·ment, noun
non·re·coup·a·ble, adjective
un·re·coup·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. recover, restore, retrieve, balance. 3. recompense, remunerate.
1. recover, restore, retrieve, balance. 3. recompense, remunerate.
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recoup (rɪˈkuːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to regain or make good (a financial or other loss) |
| 2. | (tr) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss |
| 3. | law to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct |
| [C15: from Old French recouper to cut back, from | |
| re'coupable | |
| —adj | |
| re'coupment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
recoup
1628, from Fr. recouper "to cut back" (12c.), from O.Fr. re- "back" + couper "to cut," from coup "a blow" (see coup). Originally a legal term meaning "to deduct;" sense of "recompense for loss or expense" first recorded 1664.
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Example sentences
Walking away means there's no chance to recoup that money.
No one seeks to recoup the installation costs or to make a profit.
The subsidy would allow the manufacturer to recoup its investment and earn a profit.
If so, the economy will never recoup its losses, even after spending picks up again.
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