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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2
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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3
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
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.
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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
During the last Super Bowl, the city allocated $2 million for events for residents with the goal of recouping that via private fundraising that largely never materialized.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The wheel tax is aimed at recouping costs for maintenance and improvements for those who use public services like roads, according to the Tax Foundation.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The firms have since turned to the court system in the hopes of recouping millions in unpaid work.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The wheel tax is aimed at recouping costs for maintenance and improvements for those who use public services like roads, according to the Tax Foundation.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Tax-exempt land Officials on Monday said there needs to be more discussion about how to grow the city and county’s tax base while recouping funds from non-taxable properties, which still rely on costly public services such as police and fire.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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
During the last Super Bowl, the city allocated $2 million for events for residents with the goal of recouping that via private fundraising that largely never materialized.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The wheel tax is aimed at recouping costs for maintenance and improvements for those who use public services like roads, according to the Tax Foundation.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The firms have since turned to the court system in the hopes of recouping millions in unpaid work.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The wheel tax is aimed at recouping costs for maintenance and improvements for those who use public services like roads, according to the Tax Foundation.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Tax-exempt land Officials on Monday said there needs to be more discussion about how to grow the city and county’s tax base while recouping funds from non-taxable properties, which still rely on costly public services such as police and fire.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recouping
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The process of retrieving remains is plagued a deep sense of distrust that has prevailed between the two parties both throughout the past two years of war and in a ceasefire period already marked by dueling accusations of violations.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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But that figure is far from compensating for the losses farmers are actually seeing.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Rockets are compensating without the 6-foot VanVleet by pivoting to an extremely tall starting lineup.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Noles capitalized on a bad snap by recovering the fumble and scored seven plays later.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Puerto Rico, for example, is still recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017, while along Melissa's path, both Jamaica and Cuba are still in recovery from hurricanes in 2024.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, the neo-soul class focused on recapturing the live, thick instrumentation, rich songwriting and weighted, passionate delivery of its nominal genre predecessor.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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With the current administration's focus on securing domestic energy, materials, and recapturing semiconductor production market share this rally will not rally in a linear upward direction.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Agencies are playing their part, like the National Healthcare Security Administration, which laid out ways for reimbursing brain implant surgeries through its state insurance fund.—
Gina Chon,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The complaint alleges that Starbucks violated the law by not reimbursing employees who needed to buy new clothes to comply with the dress code.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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Forced to navigate this harrowing labyrinth of false saviors and predators, Ash’s struggle becomes not only about survival, but about reclaiming her voice and breaking free from cycles of harm that threaten to consume her completely.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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This includes reclaiming culture and heritage, such as through Indigenous language revitalization programs.—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Recouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recouping. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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