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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Power companies that have to upgrade grids to meet data centers’ energy demands sometimes seek to recoup that cost by hiking up rates for all consumers.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Now, thanks to a raft of glowing reviews, sky-high audience exit-polling scores, and commensurate word-of-mouth buzz, Project Hail Mary is well on its way to recouping its $200 production budget (which does not include another $150 million or so in prints and advertising costs).
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Funded largely by borrowing, the costs are being recouped by tolls that start at £2 for residents.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
If that happens, the network might not recoup all of its costs, but the red numbers would be considerably smaller.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Now, thanks to a raft of glowing reviews, sky-high audience exit-polling scores, and commensurate word-of-mouth buzz, Project Hail Mary is well on its way to recouping its $200 production budget (which does not include another $150 million or so in prints and advertising costs).
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Funded largely by borrowing, the costs are being recouped by tolls that start at £2 for residents.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
If that happens, the network might not recoup all of its costs, but the red numbers would be considerably smaller.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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 25 Mar. 2026.
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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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