How to Use recoup in a Sentence

recoup

verb
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  • 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.
  • The savings on fuel will help owners recoup the rest in a few years.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
  • That would help recoup some of the draft bounty spent on Tyreek Hill (and for the tampering charges).
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
  • And Maryland will probably recoup at least some of the cost of a new bridge.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
  • The club is seeking to recoup the full $8.5 million from the accounting firm.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Then that company turns to its client to recoup the loss.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The city is suing the apartment owners to recoup the money.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
  • By 2017, however, the port and airport had not recouped the debt, and Sri Lanka had no way to pay back the loan.
    — Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
  • By 2017, however, the port and airport had not recouped the project costs, and Sri Lanka had no way to pay back the loan.
    — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Much of that will be recouped by insurance, but not all.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But with a price tag of $55 million, the film still has a ways to go to recoup its production budget.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • Volunteers said the tool library would be shut down for at least one month to recoup the loss.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • In an effort to recoup some $3 billion in savings, the studio axed the films Batgirl and Scoob!
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Bet on a player to score the first bucket of the game and recoup your losses up to $25 if the player fails to score first but exceeds 25 points on the game.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • An outdoor kitchen and patio can recoup their cost with a bump in home value, says the report.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
  • About 30 activists recouped across the Capitol under the shade of trees at Wesley Bolin Plaza.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • Having gone to trial and won, the group may be able to recoup some of its legal costs from the Pugh’s and the other defendant.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Gang Green could also potentially trade down to recoup the second-round pick the team lost in the last April’s Rodgers trade.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • The Finleys feel lucky to run their own on-site stand, if not to recoup some of the financial loss, then to at least make good on their labor.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022
  • This gives the buyer more time to pay the overdue balance or at least some options to recoup their money.
    — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2022
  • That would leave restaurants to try to recoup that income by rolling those costs into the overall price per item on each menu.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
  • The government will seek to recoup the cost of the student loan discharges from the institution.
    — Katie Lobosco, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The two cousins go to extremes to recoup their rent money, which was also stolen, and encounter some characters along the way.
    — Cydney Lee, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Nomad was able to recoup over $20 million after pleading with users to return the funds.
    — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But the timing couldn’t be worse for Musk, who wants to try and recoup at least some of his $44 billion investment in the platform, and has a hefty debt load to pay off on the deal.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • As part of the settlement, Consumers cannot seek to recoup the $1 million in any future rate cases.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024
  • The Philharmonic filed suit two weeks after Wood and his wife, Colette Holt, sued the orchestra in an attempt to recoup loans.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • After direct marketing costs are recouped, Jolt does a 70/30 revenue split with filmmakers.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

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