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
This would stop the county from recouping any money from the two school districts while the case makes its way through litigation.
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Ilana Arougheti
june 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The business is on track to be profitable in its first year and is gradually recouping its startup costs.
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Mike Winters,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Apart from lower tax rates, capital gain can involve recouping basis too.
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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.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
That’s an impressive result for a documentary but nowhere close to recouping the original investment.
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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.
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Haley Busch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
Ilana Arougheti
june 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The business is on track to be profitable in its first year and is gradually recouping its startup costs.
—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recouping
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Because many of the dogs from Sacramento County were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue through a third party without the shelter’s knowledge, retrieving the dogs is legally complex, according to the release.
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Putting the pilot aboard an inbound ship or retrieving them from an outbound one must take place between the ship and a pilot boat while at sea.
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Ultimately, every hire should create value equal to or exceeding the investment the company makes in hiring, developing, and compensating them.
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This current success is largely attributed to coach Lionel Scaloni, who has masterfully built the Argentine team around Messi, compensating for his age while maximizing his unparalleled technical ability.
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Koné will continue recovering from his fractured tibia and fibula.
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The 1980s, fortunately, brought with them a feminism committed to revisiting and recovering the literary canon of women writers.
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In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.
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This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
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Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services.
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That speed and ease of use made the app popular for splitting restaurant bills, reimbursing friends, and handling other everyday transactions.
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Through chalance, daters are, in a deeper sense, reclaiming their agency.
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The Sox hit five home runs while reclaiming sole possession of first place in the American League Central with the win and the Cleveland Guardians’ 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
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“Recouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recouping. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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