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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 Synonyms for recoupment
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This could be linked to the improved muscle recovery between runs and other workouts.—
Devinder Bains,
Glamour,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Demands in new legal filings have now reached $20 billion in reparations.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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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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