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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Wanting to recoup an asset for at least one of his pending unrestricted free agents, Sharks general manager Mike Grier on Friday traded Timothy Liljegren to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round draft pick this year.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Hoping to recoup $30 million of that total, the council voted this week to set up an amnesty program for those pot businesses that still owe money and haven’t already shuttered.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Rosen has middle-six upside and will get opportunity in Winnipeg, while the draft capital recoups the Jets’ price to acquire Schenn last season.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Stonington postponed a staff development day until after graduation, while Mansfield decided to hold classes Juneteenth and recoup a day by skipping the planned holiday closing.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
Hoping to recoup $30 million of that total, the council voted this week to set up an amnesty program for those pot businesses that still owe money and haven’t already shuttered.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Rosen has middle-six upside and will get opportunity in Winnipeg, while the draft capital recoups the Jets’ price to acquire Schenn last season.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Stonington postponed a staff development day until after graduation, while Mansfield decided to hold classes Juneteenth and recoup a day by skipping the planned holiday closing.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 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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