recoup

recoup

verb

Definition of RECOUP

1

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>

Synonyms get back, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve

Related Words recruit, replenish; redeem, repurchase; rescue

Near Antonyms lose, mislay, misplace

2

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>

Synonyms indemnify, recompense, recoup, remunerate, requite, satisfy

Related Words refund, reimburse, repay; redress, remedy, repair; discharge, pay, quit

3

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness <he's recouping at home after a bout of the flu>

Synonyms come back, gain, heal, mend, pull round [chiefly British], rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back

Related Words come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revive; cheer (up), perk (up); pull through, survive; recruit

Near Antonyms ail, collapse, come down, sicken; decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen; regress, relapse