recoup

verb re·coup \ ri-ˈküp \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: recoup in a Sentence

Definition of recoup

recouped; recouping; recoups

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to make good or make up for something lost; also : recuperate

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recoupable

play \ri-ˈkü-pə-bəl\ adjective

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recoupment

play \ri-ˈküp-mənt\ noun

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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

The state will recoup the cost of building the new toll lanes and related construction through toll collections, Sales said.

— allan vought, The Aegis, "Expanded $1.1 billion I-95 toll lane plan announced for Harford, Baltimore counties," 15 June 2018
There are already some questions about the economics of creating this tunnel link to O’Hare, but Musk seemed confident that the project will recoup its operating expenses at the least.

— sean o'kane, The Verge, "Elon Musk says the Chicago tunnel project could start construction in ‘three to four months’," 14 June 2018
How airlines will recoup higher fuel costs is the main question being asked by investors, JPMorgan airline analyst Jamie Baker said.

— alison sider, WSJ, "Airlines Raise Ticket Prices as Fuel Costs Surge," 6 June 2018
If the lawsuit is ultimately successful, the whistleblower is entitled to a share of the money the government recoups from the contractor.

— Washington Post, "Feds join whistleblower lawsuit over bad Metrorail concrete," 16 May 2018
Funds collected through registration and fines would help maintain the program and cover the cost of building demolition, which the city would recoup from the property owners.

— jennifer conn, akron reporter, cleveland.com, "New program would manage, monitor and levy fines on Akron's empty commercial, industrial buildings," 7 May 2018
Manufacturing more energy efficient vehicles may impose immediate costs that could be recouped in the future.

— phillip molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Is it a good idea to roll back California's strict vehicle standards?," 20 Apr. 2018
There is no guarantee the state would recoup its costs if the road is built.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Spending scarce state money on a road for a mining company doesn’t make sense," 19 Mar. 2018
Most of the original $7.7 million spent would be recouped through additional tax income from the development, but the village would likely still face a $330,000 deficit at the end of the life of the tax district, according to the report.

— tyler langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Germantown could spend more than $12 million to lure an unnamed company to the village," 29 May 2018

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