recoupment

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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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Noun
  • Others had to help Paredes with his job responsibilities without any compensation or reduction to their debt, according to officials.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
  • The 2023 writers’ strike resulted in meaningful gains around minimum staffing requirements and compensation structures, suggesting the industry recognizes the problem.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • In this act of reclamation, Taffeta inhabits a kaleidoscope of roles — from army cadet to Mary Todd Lincoln to that all-knowing, unseen tree.
    Chris Azzopardi, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Ever since his successful emergence as a minor-league reclamation project seven years ago, power had been his trademark.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Within 48 hours, enough users and admins were complaining that the update was booting their computers to a BitLocker recovery screen in a weird startup loop, that Microsoft had to take notice.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • This could be linked to the improved muscle recovery between runs and other workouts.
    Devinder Bains, Glamour, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Demands in new legal filings have now reached $20 billion in reparations.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 May 2025
  • After the talks began in August 1905, two sticking points quickly emerged: reparations and the future of Sakhalin.
    Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025
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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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