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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And few other front offices are under a harsher microscope this March than the Bulls, whose main prize for trading Zach LaVine was the ability to recoup their draft pick from a prior swap with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Sapone said that more than 92% of the victims’ losses were recouped through Altieri’s bankruptcy efforts.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Opera, like other performing arts, has yet to recoup from pre-pandemic levels of giving and attendance.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
The charter schools were trying to recoup money from a 2018 voter referendum to pay for teacher salary increases, safety and security and mental health.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Sapone said that more than 92% of the victims’ losses were recouped through Altieri’s bankruptcy efforts.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Opera, like other performing arts, has yet to recoup from pre-pandemic levels of giving and attendance.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
The charter schools were trying to recoup money from a 2018 voter referendum to pay for teacher salary increases, safety and security and mental health.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 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 27 Mar. 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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