1
as in retrieving
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 compensating
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 recovering
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 recouping
The Dow climbed 895 points across two days, recouping its losses.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
France, Germany and Sweden are among those who approved wealth taxes and, years later, repealed them in hopes of recouping the investments and capital that fled with their owners.
—Mariana Trujillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Milwaukee Public Schools is recouping its final state payment that was frozen over the district's failure to complete financial audits on time, MPS officials said.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Combined, these actions showcase efforts to stop scams, and highlight the possibility of recouping losses Americans have incurred by blocking and seizing assets.
—Caroline Melear, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Initially, there was a total of 750,000 square feet of leasable but the office space increased somewhat by recouping some common space and an atrium.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Trump officials' focus on recouping payments from defaulted student loan borrowers was a reversal of the Education Department's strategy under former President Joe Biden, which centered more on providing borrowers with additional options to get current on their bills.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Logic is already close to recouping his budget on physical media sales alone, and the evidence of his ability to market his own films has caused his phone to start ringing with bigger and bigger offers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
After a disappointing domestic debut and meager turnout overseas, the sci-fi sequel is fading too fast to have any hope of recouping its $180 million production budget in theaters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
France, Germany and Sweden are among those who approved wealth taxes and, years later, repealed them in hopes of recouping the investments and capital that fled with their owners.
—Mariana Trujillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Milwaukee Public Schools is recouping its final state payment that was frozen over the district's failure to complete financial audits on time, MPS officials said.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Combined, these actions showcase efforts to stop scams, and highlight the possibility of recouping losses Americans have incurred by blocking and seizing assets.
—Caroline Melear, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Initially, there was a total of 750,000 square feet of leasable but the office space increased somewhat by recouping some common space and an atrium.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Trump officials' focus on recouping payments from defaulted student loan borrowers was a reversal of the Education Department's strategy under former President Joe Biden, which centered more on providing borrowers with additional options to get current on their bills.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Logic is already close to recouping his budget on physical media sales alone, and the evidence of his ability to market his own films has caused his phone to start ringing with bigger and bigger offers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
After a disappointing domestic debut and meager turnout overseas, the sci-fi sequel is fading too fast to have any hope of recouping its $180 million production budget in theaters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recouping
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Indiana is preparing to work with private industry to determine the feasibility of retrieving rare earth elements from its legacy coal byproducts.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Another agent, wearing a grey jacket, can be seen from some camera angles reaching into the scrum of other officers and retrieving a weapon that seems to match the firearm the DHS says Pretti possessed.—
Thomas Bordeaux,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Video footage shows Bolt taking shorter strides than Wang but compensating with a much faster cadence, reports People’s Daily Online.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is not an argument against compensating survivors.—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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The victim had surgery and is now recovering, the statement said.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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At one point overnight, the leading cryptocurrency touched $60,033 before recovering.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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That includes 15 Democrats, who are leaving despite their party’s increasing odds of recapturing the House next November.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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After recapturing Jerusalem’s holy temple, which had been defiled by the occupiers, the Maccabees searched for pure oil to light the menorah.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Dec. 2025
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The issue of Xcel reimbursing people and businesses for their losses during power shutoffs came up during the PUC and the legislative committee’s hearings.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to the indictment, Cuellar devised the scheme to operate a for-profit business with resources from the county sheriff's office without reimbursing the county.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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For Shetty, that shift means reclaiming control over priorities that often get sidelined and passed on to other people.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The center display was made larger in part by reclaiming space formerly occupied by hard navigation buttons and relocating the volume dial to the trim just below it.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Recouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recouping. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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