1
as in to recapture
to get again in one's possession
tried to recoup the $1,000 he had when he walked into the casino by risking his last dollar on a slot machine
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2
as in to compensate
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
you will have to submit the proper paperwork before the insurance company will recoup you for the damage to your vehicle
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3
as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
he's recouping at home after a bout of the flu
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Recent Examples of recoup
By recouping a large chunk of their overall spend through sales this summer, the books are in good shape, so that will help in future windows.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The immersive-style production, with a total cost estimate of more than $23 million, is not expected to recoup its investment.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Reached for comment Thursday on the new proposal, Carollo alleged that Gabela’s efforts to recoup legal fees were politically motivated ahead of the upcoming November city election.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The show has broken its own box office record twelve times, and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The immersive-style production, with a total cost estimate of more than $23 million, is not expected to recoup its investment.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Reached for comment Thursday on the new proposal, Carollo alleged that Gabela’s efforts to recoup legal fees were politically motivated ahead of the upcoming November city election.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The show has broken its own box office record twelve times, and became the first show of the 2024-25 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoup
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Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The irony is that, after a tough couple of decades, the package holiday sector had recaptured the imagination of investors once more.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s the extent to which Netzer was considered the key man beforehand, but his poor form eventually cost him a place in the West German starting XI, and the side compensated for his absence through discipline and energy rather than flair.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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According to the World Meteorological Organization, the ozone layer is on track to recover to 1980 levels by 2040 globally, by 2045 in the Arctic, and by 2066 over Antarctica.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This ability to recover instantly gives the MAV a major advantage.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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When the game is at its most intense, these timeouts can be used as moments to catch a breath and regain focus.—
Jay Feldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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States’ restitution penalties are established to deter poaching, but also to ensure the wildlife agency is reimbursed for the loss of a poached trophy animal.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Homeowners may be reimbursed for costs associated with flood damage now that federal relief has been approved, and the county will also be able to seek reimbursement for public damage.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The rocks Perseverance has spent years collecting are of high interest to NASA and the European Space Agency, which hopes to one day soon retrieve the samples and bring them back to Earth before humans themselves venture to the Red Planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the importance of clicks, impressions, bounce rates and other familiar metrics slipping, focus should instead shift to those that give insights into how machines retrieve data, evaluate it, and take action.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Platt reminds us, moving toward a healthier relationship with ownership means reclaiming our power by being intentional.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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The children of this era would go on to lead the next affective era in the form of the 1960s—which in many ways were a fight against this boredom, a call to reclaim the excitement of communalism, of revolution, of queerness and chaos.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoup. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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