RECOUPING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

recouping

verb

present participle of recoup

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 Investor concerns about paths to exit and recouping capital have long held back private capital inflows in Africa, but a growing market for secondaries is aiming to spur more investment. —

Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 Colorado overpaid people nearly $100 million in unemployment benefits last year alone, and federal data shows the state has been largely unsuccessful in recouping that money. —

Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 Apart from lower tax rates, capital gain can involve recouping basis too. —

Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The play opened on Broadway in July 2024 at the Lyceum Theatre and quickly became a runaway hit, breaking the theater's box office record multiple times and recouping its investment during the 2024–25 Broadway season. —

Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 That’s an impressive result for a documentary but nowhere close to recouping the original investment. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 May 2026 Those are the values SB 180 stripped in 2025 — a law that, under the guise of expediting hurricane recovery, suspends local comprehensive planning statewide for three years, reaching well beyond rebuilding, into stormwater management, environmental protection, and recouping the costs of growth. —

Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026 LeVota said in his Tuesday video statement that spreading tax credits out over three years, rather than recouping one lump sum from school districts, was the county’s attempt to mitigate the impact of fluctuating property tax values. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 The economic subsidy continues to support Rodeo 39 and assist the company in recouping a portion of its significant development costs to help ensure Rodeo 39’s long-term viability. —

Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026

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Authorities allege the child remained unconscious in the pool for approximately 20 minutes before Johnson was seen retrieving him.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The incident featured former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles allegedly retrieving a gun from the car of Miller, who was not accused of wrongdoing, and giving it to another man, Michael Davis.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026