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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Now Evelyn is on a mission to recoup her place atop the throne, after cohosting the Beach Ball with Maxine (show protagonist Kristen Wiig).
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The gains come as Broadway had its highest grossing season last year, but as producers warn of increasing costs, as few musicals have been able to recoup their capitalizations.
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Cole said the lawsuit seeks in part to recoup those expenditures as well as other damages.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Holding inventory becomes more expensive as carrying costs rise, and those costs either need to be recouped when selling to retailers or absorbed.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The gains come as Broadway had its highest grossing season last year, but as producers warn of increasing costs, as few musicals have been able to recoup their capitalizations.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Cole said the lawsuit seeks in part to recoup those expenditures as well as other damages.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Holding inventory becomes more expensive as carrying costs rise, and those costs either need to be recouped when selling to retailers or absorbed.
—Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 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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