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 initial retreat from risk assets tends not to last long and has relatively quickly been recouped, so long a the economy was not already in recession or stocks in a bear market (such as after the 9/11 attacks in 2001).
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
To recoup their investments, builders now build fewer, larger homes aimed at the upper third of the market.
—Salim Furth, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
The absence of guidance from the Supreme Court on handling refunds or the immediate imposition of tariffs under a different authority does not diminish the rights of importers to recoup their payments.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Councilmembers also supported the public’s request to recoup the $154,650 already spent on the license-plate readers, but opted to pursue that issue separately to keep the final resolution focused strictly on contract termination.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
To recoup their investments, builders now build fewer, larger homes aimed at the upper third of the market.
—Salim Furth, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
The absence of guidance from the Supreme Court on handling refunds or the immediate imposition of tariffs under a different authority does not diminish the rights of importers to recoup their payments.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Councilmembers also supported the public’s request to recoup the $154,650 already spent on the license-plate readers, but opted to pursue that issue separately to keep the final resolution focused strictly on contract termination.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 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 4 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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