recoupment

1 payment to another for a loss or injury the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress Synonyms damages, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, compensation, redress, remuneration, reparation, reprisal(s), requital, restitution, satisfactionRelated Words punitive damage, solatium; amends, atonement, expiation; refund, reimbursement, repayment; adjustment, settlement; punishment, retaliation

2 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 Synonyms recapture, reclamation, recovery, repossession, retrievalRelated Words recruitment, replenishment; redemption, rescueNear Antonyms loss, misplacement