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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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In 2023, Jordan’s first full year as CEO, his total compensation was $9.3 million.—
Dan Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025 -
President Donald Trump's rapid pullback of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher fees and lost compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by major companies, according to an analysis released Tuesday by two organizations.—
Douglas Gillison,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
Noun
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There aren't many better landing spots than the Eagles, who are known for taking on reclamation projects and rebuilding their value.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Pac-12 is on the brink of securing the next piece to its multi-year reclamation project.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
Noun
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My 80-minute recovery massage worked out the kinks and left me feeling blissful.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Tiger Woods has shown several signs of a successful recovery from his ruptured Achilles tendon.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Should reparations be paid to the descendants of enslaved people?—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The second and third generations continue to press for material reparations and denuclearization.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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