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as in recaptured
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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as in compensated
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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as in recovered
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 recouped
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.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises also shrank by about 71,000, or 14 percent, though most of that loss was recouped within five years.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the government lost $2 billion in tax revenue during the shutdown that ended in 2019 due to tax evasion, which was likely not recouped.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The hefty $7 million investment in building the Erie Canal had been fully recouped in toll fees alone.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Wagner recouped her losses by starting a financial-advising business oriented toward women.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Second, full trials usually carry significant costs that need to be recouped.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The city’s demolition costs would eventually be recouped through a land sale, which the county would oversee.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises also shrank by about 71,000, or 14 percent, though most of that loss was recouped within five years.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the government lost $2 billion in tax revenue during the shutdown that ended in 2019 due to tax evasion, which was likely not recouped.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The hefty $7 million investment in building the Erie Canal had been fully recouped in toll fees alone.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Wagner recouped her losses by starting a financial-advising business oriented toward women.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Second, full trials usually carry significant costs that need to be recouped.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The city’s demolition costs would eventually be recouped through a land sale, which the county would oversee.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recouped
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By late January, the last four escapees were recaptured after being lured back into captivity by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a relatively down campaign for the Blue Jays in the regular season, Scherzer recaptured some of his old form in a strong outing against the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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In sports, however, where many athletes are extremely well compensated and there’s a team/owner/union dynamic, things are typically a little blurrier.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the problem is land in Colorado is not cheap, and Colorado law demands that when eminent domain is used, a person is not only compensated for fair market value but also gets damages for the taking.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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Others have turned toward the distant past to understand what has been lost and assess what can be recovered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The missing jewels have not yet been recovered.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The secret bases helped the family live undetected until police finally tracked Phillips down in the early hours of September 8, and retrieved the children from deep within the forest.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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There also did not appear to be many hawkers, who stand on the sidewalk with binders filled with photographs of different items that are later retrieved from a storefront, storage bin or other location upon request.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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