to recoup

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If you recoup a sum of money that you have spent or lost, you get it back. Insurance companies are trying to recoup their losses by increasing premiums. = recover. to get back an amount of money you have lost or spent = recover (recouper , from couper )
regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
to make back, as an investment
To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market
reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction
To recover from an error
{f} pay back, reimburse; get back, recover
To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive
to recoup

    Hyphenation

    to re·coup

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı rîkup

    Pronunciation

    /tə rəˈko͞op/ /tə rɪˈkuːp/

    Videos

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