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verb
- 1. regain (something lost or expended): "rains have helped recoup water levels"
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RECOUP definition: 1. to get back money that you have spent or lost: 2. to get back money that you have spent or…. Learn more.
The meaning of RECOUP is to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for. How to use recoup in a sentence.
verb (used with object) to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment. Synonyms: balance, retrieve, restore, recover. to regain or recover. to reimburse or indemnify; pay back: to recoup a person for expenses. Synonyms: remunerate, recompense.
to get back money that has been spent or lost: It takes a while to recoup your initial costs when you begin a new business. (Definition of recoup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) recoup | Business English. verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈkuːp / us. Add to word list.
1. to regain or make good (a financial or other loss) 2. ( tr) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss. 3. (Law) law to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct. [C15: from Old French recouper to cut back, from re- + couper to cut, from coper to behead; see coup 1] reˈcoupable adj. reˈcoupment n.
To recoup is a kind of recovery: If you lost some money but then made that amount back, you recouped your loss. When you recuperate , you get better after being sick. And when you recoup something, you get better or bounce back after a loss.
recoup in British English. (rɪˈkuːp ) verb. 1. to regain or make good (a financial or other loss) 2. (transitive) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss. 3. law. to keep back (something due ), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct.
