recoupment

1 payment to another for a loss or injury the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress Synonyms of recoupment damages, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, compensation, redress, remuneration, reparation, reprisal(s), requital, restitution, satisfactionWords Related to recoupment 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 of recoupment recapture, reclamation, recovery, repossession, retrievalWords Related to recoupment recruitment, replenishment; redemption, rescueNear Antonyms of recoupment loss, misplacement