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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
Still, recoupment is an increasingly tough milestone to reach, with only a handful of shows from this season have recouped thus far, with those limited to starry plays.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Giant is the latest Broadway production to announce recoupment in recent days, following Every Brilliant Thing, Just In Time, and the tours of Kimberly Akimbo and The Outsiders.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 May 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
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Giant is the latest Broadway production to announce recoupment in recent days, following Every Brilliant Thing, Just In Time, and the tours of Kimberly Akimbo and The Outsiders.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 May 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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At Meta, Mark Zuckerberg placed a chatbot into flagship products like Instagram and WhatsApp, raided rivals to amass talent, and doled out compensation packages that paid machine-learning engineers more than professional ballplayers.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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In many instances, litigation over for-cause firings in college sports lead to settlements, with the coach receiving some of their compensation in exchange for dropping the lawsuit.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Monday’s reclamation marked a key milestone in reestablishing the tribe’s ownership within the watershed.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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The Iskanders sued Grossman and Erickson, and last week a jury found the pair liable in the boys’ deaths, awarding $176 million in damages to parents Nancy and Karim Iskander and younger son Zachary for wrongful death and emotional distress.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Cains sought $1 million in damages.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Citing a Civil Defense Authority source, the Yemeni news agency Saba reported that the recovery effort was complicated by the crater’s rugged terrain, significant depth, and intense heat.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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In exchange, Washington has lifted personal sanctions against the interim president and backed measured aimed at Venezuela’s economic recovery, signaling a notable departure for previous policy.—
Alfredo Meza,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The tribe bought 2,000 acres with some of its reparations from the 1980 federal Indian Land Claims Settlement Act.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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But by the late 70s, the Vietnamese stopped actively pressing for reparations without formally abandoning their original position.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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