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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Bitcoin, which fell from roughly $122,500 to a low of around $104,600 on Friday, has also recouped some of its losses and is now trading around $111,000.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors say that Tompkins, 67, used his official position to bully executives at a Boston cannabis company to recoup his pre-initial public offering investment of $50,000 when the stocks tanked.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Proceeds from the sale were intended to help contractors recoup some of their losses on the project, as dictated by a judgment resulting from a lawsuit numerous contractors filed in 2022 against Galena.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
Spurs don’t owe that money back; ENIC would only be able to recoup it via dividends, which Spurs don’t pay, or via an eventual sale of the club.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors say that Tompkins, 67, used his official position to bully executives at a Boston cannabis company to recoup his pre-initial public offering investment of $50,000 when the stocks tanked.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Proceeds from the sale were intended to help contractors recoup some of their losses on the project, as dictated by a judgment resulting from a lawsuit numerous contractors filed in 2022 against Galena.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
Spurs don’t owe that money back; ENIC would only be able to recoup it via dividends, which Spurs don’t pay, or via an eventual sale of the club.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 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 17 Oct. 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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