recoup

verb

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Definition of recoupnext
1
as in to recapture
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 to compensate
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 to recover
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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Recent Examples of recoup That means having to hire an attorney to force an agency to provide public records could later affect how much that person recoups in attorneys' fees. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The first suit also did not recoup funding for all researchers. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026 That could help recoup some of the losses from Wednesday’s session, which saw the Dow close over 600 points lower. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The production has broken the Lyceum’s box-office record dozens of times and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recoup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoup
  1. recapture
  2. compensate
  3. recover
  4. regain
  5. reimburse
  6. retrieve
  7. reclaim
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  • New York — Starbucks is on a mission to recapture its roots as a place to sit down for a cup of coffee.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Can Denver recapture last year's magic to win the division again?
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of recapture
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  • Employees Are Still The Source Of Context​ My years in automation also taught me that employees compensate for technology long before technology compensates for them.
    — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And keyboard manufacturers occasionally implement longer-than-necessary debounce times to compensate for switch degradation over time.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of compensate
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  • The spa Outdoor adventure is the primary focus here, so after skiing or mountain biking all day the spa is the ideal place to recover.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The bank sees high diesel prices as necessary to prevent recovering demand from overwhelming constrained refineries.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of recover
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  • The Senate race has attracted national attention because of its implications for control of the chamber, where Democrats need to flip four seats to regain the majority.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At Kering, group CEO Luca de Meo has made big changes with Gucci — which makes up 40% of the group’s sales — in a bid to regain its position as world number one for desirability.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of regain
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  • In addition to security safeguards, Shield promises to reimburse up to $100,000 for regular users, and up to $500,000 for its highest class of VIP users, in the event of a third-party takeover.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Caldwell, now 46, says the process for reimbursing foster parents gave them little incentive to help children succeed.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The service is managed remotely from your phone so that your car can be retrieved with the send of a text.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Just off Piccadilly and steps from Green Park, the brand’s nature-first mentality translates into living green walls, reclaimed timber, raw stone, and filtered water taps—sustainability being a point of emphasis here.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Put differently, nature is reclaiming Shift, which has long been a ruin in the making.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of reclaim

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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoup. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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