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Definition of recoup
transitive verb
1a : to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up forb : reimburse, compensate recoup a person for losses
2 : regain an attempt to recoup his fortune
intransitive verb
: to make good or make up for something lost; also : recuperate
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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.
Recent Examples of recoup from the Web
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Costs are recouped through $100 vendor fees and sponsors and the organization doesn't make a profit on the events, Damiani said.
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Even the most optimistic calculation from the government, which finds that higher investment leads to faster growth and a higher tax take, suggests that after 20 years just half of the lost receipts could be recouped.
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In 2014, then-Attorney General Eric Holder pledged the Justice Department’s commitment to recouping large sums believed to have been stolen during the regime of Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian president chased from power that year.
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In 2014, then-Attorney General Eric Holder pledged the Justice Department's commitment to recouping large sums believed to have been stolen during the regime of Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian president chased from power that year.
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Like The Dark Crystal, it was panned by critics and bombed at the box office, recouping only $12 million of its $25 million budget.
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The costs of the panels should be recouped in 5 to 6 years.
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In an effort to recoup money for creditors, the trustee filed suit against the entities that sold the Packard Place building to the Rosellis.
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The bill would also allow public schools that lose special-needs students to private voucher schools to recoup those funds from state and local taxpayers.
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Origin and Etymology of recoup
French recouper to cut back, from Old French, from re- + couper to cut — more at cope
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RECOUP Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of recoup for English Language Learners
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: to get back (money that has been spent, invested, lost, etc.)
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