Definition of recapture
1a : the act of retakingb : an instance of being retaken
2 : the retaking of a prize or goods under international law
3 : a government seizure under law of earnings or profits beyond a fixed amount
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Examples of recapture in a Sentence
the recapture of the territory may take longer than expected
Recent Examples of recapture from the Web
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The largest number was in West Mosul, which saw 130 attacks in the 30 days that followed that part of the city’s recapture from Islamic State.
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Its recapture marks a symbolic milestone in the eight-month battle to seize the city from the militant group.
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The announcement formally brings nine months of fighting to a close and signals the recapture of the largest city held by ISIS.
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The recapture of the Nouri mosque came exactly three years to the day after ISIS leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi delivered a sermon in the mosque in a scene that signaled the height of the Islamic State’s power.
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Of that amount, almost $44 million goes back to the state for recapture, or Robin Hood payment.
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Assuming league approval, the Blackhawks will likely keep Hossa on LTIR rather than him retiring and costing the team cap-recapture penalties that were instituted for the last collective bargaining agreement.
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Teams can face harsh salary-cap recapture penalties if a player retires before the end of a long-term deal.
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If Hossa were to retire, the Hawks would face severe salary-cap recapture penalties for the next four seasons, the remainder of Hossa’s contract.
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First Known Use of recapture
1752
recapture
Definition of recapture
transitive verb
1a : to capture againb : to experience again by no effort of the imagination could she recapture the ecstasy — Ellen Glasgow
2 : to take (something, such as a portion of earnings or profits above a fixed amount) by law or through negotiations under law
Examples of recapture in a Sentence
The guards recaptured the escaped prisoner.
The soldiers recaptured the hill they had lost the day before.
In the final lap of the race, he recaptured the lead.
They are trying to recapture those happy times they had together.
The documentary recaptures the social tensions of the 1960s.
Recent Examples of recapture from the Web
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Symbolically, recapturing the city holds even greater significance, for in 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi pronounced himself leader of a new caliphate in the city’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque.
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Her focus now is tending to her unassuming husband Don (Jon Daly) and attempting to recapture some of her former celebrity by coaching 11-year-old daughter Patty (Ursula Parker) through an endless round of beauty contests and talent shows.
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British forces recaptured the islands two months later.
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That's what is happening with Installation 01, a Halo fan-game project being built in Unity in order to recapture the classic feel of Halo 2 and Halo 3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux players.
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After unveiling his new album 4:44 on TIDAL at midnight Friday (June 30), JAY-Z has recaptured the magic that cemented his legacy in hip-hop.
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Back in the friendly confines of Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds were able to recapture their winning ways, at least for a night.
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On a visit to the Wadi Hajar neighborhood of western Mosul in April, just a month after it was recaptured, shopkeepers were repainting their blackened storefronts even as gunfire and explosions erupted a few blocks away.
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All of them are all back on the charts with new group, duo or solo albums that, more than ever, studiously aim to recapture the sounds that once captivated the public’s imagination — on resurgent vinyl yet.
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First Known Use of recapture
1799
Financial Definition of RECAPTURE
recapture
What It Is
A recapture occurs when a person or entity takes back an asset from a buyer under certain conditions.
How It Works
Taxing authorities can implement tax recaptures in which the taxing authority requires a taxpayer to pay taxes on previous years of income (usually when the taxpayer took a deduction or tax credit that the taxing authority decides was inappropriate).
Recapture clauses are common in commercial real estate. Let's say John Doe owns the ABC Shopping Center. He leases some retail space to Company XYZ. The lease says Company XYZ will pay 3% of its sales to John Doe as rent every month for a minimum of $5,000 per month. In other words, Company XYZ has to have revenues of at least $167,000 a month.
Company XYZ only does $100,000 a month. Because the lease has a recapture clause, John Doe can terminate the lease and take back the retail space from Company XYZ. This allows him to get a better-performing tenant in the space rather than having to suffer through the entire term of the lease with a tenant that doesn't generate enough income for him.
Another form of recapture is the depreciation recapture. Let's say John Doe bought a house for $100,000 and ran a business out of it, which allowed him to depreciate the house by $1,000 a year. He lived in the house for five years, thus recording $5,000 of depreciation, and then decided to sell the house and move to Tampa. He sold the house for $120,000.
Because the house is a depreciable asset to John, his profit on the sale of the house is based on the depreciated value of the house (that is, $100,000 - $5,000, or $95,000). It is not based on what he paid for the house ($100,000). So, his sale for $120,000 generates a $25,000 profit, not a $20,000 profit. In other words, John must declare a recaptured gain of $25,000.
Why It Matters
Recaptures are most common in commercial real estate transactions, but they can be in any sort of contract in which an asset exchange takes place and the buyer may want the option to buy back the asset later. And as we've shown, taxing authorities can recapture lost tax revenue when they decide that taxpayers have not been following the rules.
RECAPTURE Defined for English Language Learners
recapture
Definition of recapture for English Language Learners
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: to catch (someone or something that has escaped)
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: to gain control of (a place or position) again after losing it
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: to experience or bring back (a feeling, quality, or situation) again
RECAPTURE Defined for Kids
recapture
playDefinition of recapture for Students
recaptured
;recapturing
1 : to regain possession of Soldiers recaptured the fort.
2 : to experience again I wish I could recapture my youth.
Law Dictionary
recapture
Legal Definition of recapture
recaptured
recapturing
1 : to capture again
2 : to recover or take (as an excess or gain) by law or agreement; especially : to recover (a tax benefit) by higher or additional taxation of income or property that ceases to qualify for a credit or deduction or by taxing gain realized from the sale or exchange of such property the government recaptured the depreciation by taxing the gain resulting from the difference between the sale price and the basis after depreciation
recapture
Legal Definition of recapture
1 : the act or process of recapturing
2 : an amount recaptured or subject to recapture
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