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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However, there have been some quiet moves by automakers to recoup some of the costs of the duties, such as charging for equipment that had once been included in the price, or ending production on less profitable models.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
So if the Heat sued the Hornets to attempt to recoup their draft pick, would the lawsuit be successful?
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The shutdown could account for up to a $14 billion loss in real GDP, or the total value of goods and services produced by the economy and adjusted for inflation, which won’t be recouped, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Trump officials' focus on recouping payments from defaulted student loan borrowers was a reversal of the Education Department's strategy under former President Joe Biden, which centered more on providing borrowers with additional options to get current on their bills.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
So if the Heat sued the Hornets to attempt to recoup their draft pick, would the lawsuit be successful?
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The shutdown could account for up to a $14 billion loss in real GDP, or the total value of goods and services produced by the economy and adjusted for inflation, which won’t be recouped, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Trump officials' focus on recouping payments from defaulted student loan borrowers was a reversal of the Education Department's strategy under former President Joe Biden, which centered more on providing borrowers with additional options to get current on their bills.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 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 6 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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