recoupment

recoupment

noun

Definition of RECOUPMENT

1

payment to another for a loss or injury <the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress>

Synonyms damages, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, recoupment, redress, remuneration, reparation, reprisal(s), requital, restitution, satisfaction

Related Words punitive damage, solatium; amends, atonement, expiation; refund, reimbursement, repayment; adjustment, settlement; punishment, retaliation

2

the act or process of getting something back <almost immediately after the new contract was signed, the company began the recoupment of revenue lost during the strike>

Synonyms recapture, reclamation, recoupment, repossession, retrieval

Related Words recruitment, replenishment; redemption, rescue

Near Antonyms loss, misplacement