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
Those private insurers can then temporarily add surcharges to the premiums paid by their own policyholders to recoup 50% of that, or $500,000.
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Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Medicare Advantage plans are also set to receive a major pay bump next year, which Witty said will help the company recoup its losses.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Do some research to see what people in your area are charging to make sure your price fits and can recoup your upfront costs.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Stripe has recouped much of its $95 billion value through a series of annual tender offers — the last of which valued it at $91.5 billion.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Medicare Advantage plans are also set to receive a major pay bump next year, which Witty said will help the company recoup its losses.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Do some research to see what people in your area are charging to make sure your price fits and can recoup your upfront costs.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Stripe has recouped much of its $95 billion value through a series of annual tender offers — the last of which valued it at $91.5 billion.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoup
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Alas, recapturing that magic on the movie screen has proved elusive.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Remember, when the market crashed in 1929, the Dow would not recapture its Roaring ’20s high until 1954.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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If your core isn’t doing its job, other muscles have to try and compensate.—
Danielle Zickl,
SELF,
24 Apr. 2025
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There have been long periods of suffering experienced by some that all the gold of the country could not compensate for.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
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Agents and forensic experts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed key evidence from the Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly used in the arson.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Unfortunately, Travis was not able to recover from the devastating injury, and is now retiring from football.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Williams-Paisley regained her ability to speak out loud again immediately following the surgery.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Banchero hit his first three 3s and posted 19 points in the first half to help the Magic regain the lead.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2025
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Buchanan will also be required to reimburse Kohl’s for a pro rata portion of his signing incentive in the amount of $2.5 million, according to the documents.—
Time,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The agreement comes after Trump repeatedly called for Ukraine to reimburse the U.S. for its military aid.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trend Micro said that the de-obfuscated script in the ransom note executed a PowerShell command which performs a multi-stage operation: retrieving a ransomware loader (cwiper.exe), ktool.exe and other PowerShell scripts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for Khalil disputed the government’s account of the situation and said Khalil’s wife went into their apartment to retrieve his Green Card only for the agents to arrest him.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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While Trump didn't explicitly endorse any specific plan to circumvent this rule, some have speculated that a scenario could unfold where Vice President JD Vance becomes president in 2028 and steps aside to allow Trump to reclaim the office.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, a text scammer will be able to extract enough of a response to track down the person’s social media accounts and lock them out and people are willing to pay to reclaim their accounts.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoup. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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