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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Sometimes it is said that drug companies need to charge a high price to recoup the cost of development, which these days averages about $2.6 billion per new drug.
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John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Gurnee may increase its home rule sales tax to recoup revenue lost when Illinois officially ends its grocery tax at the start of 2026.
—Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Analysts said some sales may shift to in-person transactions but are unlikely to recoup the revenue gap.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Markets soared on the China news Monday, recouping all the losses that had piled up after the president’s April 2 tariff rollout.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
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John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Gurnee may increase its home rule sales tax to recoup revenue lost when Illinois officially ends its grocery tax at the start of 2026.
—Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Analysts said some sales may shift to in-person transactions but are unlikely to recoup the revenue gap.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Markets soared on the China news Monday, recouping all the losses that had piled up after the president’s April 2 tariff rollout.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for recoup
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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recoup. Accessed 28 May. 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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