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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Liverpool’s splurge is a statement of intent Their largesse was partly financed by recouping £190m ($254m) in player sales, with Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Ben Doak, Jarell Quansah among those who left Anfield for a lucrative fee in the summer.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The show has broken its own box office record twelve times, and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
And season ticket holders who are eager to defray high costs could start thinking about selling some tickets at a profit to recoup expenses.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
While the Sapphire Preferred does have an annual fee, the $95 charge can be recouped fairly quickly through the hotel credit and through over $200 in partnership benefits via DoorDash and Lyft.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The show has broken its own box office record twelve times, and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
And season ticket holders who are eager to defray high costs could start thinking about selling some tickets at a profit to recoup expenses.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
While the Sapphire Preferred does have an annual fee, the $95 charge can be recouped fairly quickly through the hotel credit and through over $200 in partnership benefits via DoorDash and Lyft.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 28 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 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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