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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This means technological solutions can recoup their costs with potential application to multiple industries, all of which encourage investment and competition.
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Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
When a person covered by Blue Cross in their home state receives treatment in another state, the Blue Cross where the treatment occurs pays the provider and then recoups the cost from the home-state plan.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The university made concessions to the Trump administration in an attempt to recoup the funds, such as placing Middle Eastern studies under the supervision of a college administrator.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
Experts weigh in as party recoups from election loss
The poll — which has a margin of error of 2 percentage points — was fielded after a legal U.S. resident got swept up in Trump’s effort to deport migrants illegally in the countryto a prison in El Salvador using an 18th century wartime law.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
When a person covered by Blue Cross in their home state receives treatment in another state, the Blue Cross where the treatment occurs pays the provider and then recoups the cost from the home-state plan.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The university made concessions to the Trump administration in an attempt to recoup the funds, such as placing Middle Eastern studies under the supervision of a college administrator.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
Experts weigh in as party recoups from election loss
The poll — which has a margin of error of 2 percentage points — was fielded after a legal U.S. resident got swept up in Trump’s effort to deport migrants illegally in the countryto a prison in El Salvador using an 18th century wartime law.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 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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