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 move is part of the company’s strategy to recoup lost market share as China has rapidly turned to electric cars from ones powered by internal combustion engines.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Adding a second-rounder to recoup that capital and guarantee three picks in the top 64 in what should be a deep draft class would be a tantalizing offer.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Federal grants and a grant from the 2026 FIFA World Cup New York New Jersey Host Committee have bumped that cost down to $48 million, or $6 million per game — a sum NJ Transit hopes to recoup by charging $150 for each of 40,000 train seats per match.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The film has been seen in cinemas by over a million people in India and recouped its investment through pre-sales, but fell short of what the critical response suggested was possible.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Adding a second-rounder to recoup that capital and guarantee three picks in the top 64 in what should be a deep draft class would be a tantalizing offer.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Federal grants and a grant from the 2026 FIFA World Cup New York New Jersey Host Committee have bumped that cost down to $48 million, or $6 million per game — a sum NJ Transit hopes to recoup by charging $150 for each of 40,000 train seats per match.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The film has been seen in cinemas by over a million people in India and recouped its investment through pre-sales, but fell short of what the critical response suggested was possible.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 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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