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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress
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as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
almost immediately after the new contract was signed, the company began the recoupment of revenue lost during the strike
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Recent Examples of recoupment
Warner, however, kept recoupments in consideration, so the label kept more of the profit.
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
The judge said that House rules made no mention of potential fines or cost recoupments when an ethics committee recommended in December 2020 that Price be punished.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Citrus Memorial filed motions to stay recoupment during formal administration proceedings and collections were temporarily suspended.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Because the bar for recoupment becomes lower, and so there’s less money spent, but also the aesthetic bar becomes lower.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
The judge said that House rules made no mention of potential fines or cost recoupments when an ethics committee recommended in December 2020 that Price be punished.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Citrus Memorial filed motions to stay recoupment during formal administration proceedings and collections were temporarily suspended.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Because the bar for recoupment becomes lower, and so there’s less money spent, but also the aesthetic bar becomes lower.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoupment
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Rodríguez did not specify how much of the $240 corresponds to base salary — which determines pensions, severance and other labor benefits — and how much comes from discretionary bonuses that do not count toward long-term compensation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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And that rate is used to then slot in the rookie compensation for draft picks, except for the compensatory selections (more on those later).—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Often referred to as downcycling or open-loop recycling, fiber reclamation is a mechanical recycling process in which textile materials are shredded to produce a lower-grade fiber known as shoddy.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Elgin includes the charges on its water bills and collects fees on behalf of the water reclamation district.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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During closing arguments, Lynn Johnson, an attorney for Christine and Christopher Nolte, suggested the jury award $10 million for noneconomic damages and $5 million for economic damages.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Tom Steyer The Democratic billionaire hedge fund founder who is positioning himself as the climate candidate in the race touted his drive to make oil companies pay for damages from climate change, including rising insurance rates and homes lost to wildfires.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Giuliani floated the idea of changing the law to run for a third term or serving an extra three months to help with a post-9/11 recovery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Community support fuels recovery efforts The community has rallied to support those impacted, and many say there's no doubt Mineral Wells will come back stronger than before.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Instead, reparations for the more than 65,000 victims will be paid by the Trust Fund for Victims, set up by the court’s member states to distribute the funds.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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While there is a respectable moral case to be made for some form of reparations, Tubbs appears to be excessively fixated on policy ideas that would bankrupt our state if actually implemented.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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