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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The show made history as the first production in the Lyceum Theatre’s 121-year history to gross more than $1 million in a single week, later breaking its own box office record 12 times and becoming the first show of the 2024–25 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Producers of the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris say the production has recouped its capitalization.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
San Francisco could try to recoup some of the bonus money the team already paid Aiyuk.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Those who provide proof of purchase will recoup the full purchase price for each eligible product, inclusive of taxes.
—Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Producers of the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris say the production has recouped its capitalization.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
San Francisco could try to recoup some of the bonus money the team already paid Aiyuk.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Those who provide proof of purchase will recoup the full purchase price for each eligible product, inclusive of taxes.
—Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 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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