1
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
Stocks had fully recouped their early April losses by mid-May.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
These funds cannot be recouped if there is no strike, but not doing so is a risk that can't be taken.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The play recouped its investment in December.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
Producers of the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris say the production has recouped its capitalization.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Holding inventory becomes more expensive as carrying costs rise, and those costs either need to be recouped when selling to retailers or absorbed.
—Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 8 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
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
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
These funds cannot be recouped if there is no strike, but not doing so is a risk that can't be taken.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The play recouped its investment in December.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
Producers of the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris say the production has recouped its capitalization.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Holding inventory becomes more expensive as carrying costs rise, and those costs either need to be recouped when selling to retailers or absorbed.
—Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 8 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recouped
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Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some IS detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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During pre-trial detention in Texas, Armstrong also attempted to escape custody in October 2023 but was quickly recaptured.—
Kiah Collier,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her bill includes a handful of exceptions so that prisoners may be compensated for other activities, according to a copy obtained by the Statesman.—
Kevin Fixler
January 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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His body was recovered after an extensive search of the pond.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The youngest child, age 6, did not resurface and was recovered after an extensive search.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Premiums that cover well visits and either have high caps – annual limits on what you can be reimbursed through pet insurance policies – or no caps at all cost more than that.—
David L. Weimer,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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Florida has reimbursed $38 million to the feds, roughly 57% of the Centene settlement.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Emergency crews retrieved the bodies of two men, aged 90 and 52, and a woman from the rubble, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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His height advantage over castmembers Veronika Slowikowska, Jeremy Culhane and Kam Patterson comes in handy when items need to be retrieved from precarious places on the Studio 8H set.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Recouped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recouped. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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