recoupment

noun

1
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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2
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 The play, which announced recoupment in May, closed out its final week with a gross of $886,815 and capacity close to 100 percent. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 The report further found that NASA has struggled to maintain and modernize its launch infrastructure, partially due to declining maintenance budgets and poor funding structures that prevent an equitable recoupment of costs from commercial providers leasing the launch facilities. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 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
  1. compensation
  2. reclamation
  3. damages
  4. recovery
  5. reparation
Noun
  • Quicken Loans is affiliated with Rocket Mortgage and its lender rankings can be influenced by compensation.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Skains also accused Wojtelwicz of increasing her and other female employees’ workloads without extra compensation, according to the suit.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • Performed without musical accompaniment, their unrestrained bodily movements culminate in an act of collective protest and reclamation of public space.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • James’ melodies seem to materialize and unspool, an unforced reclamation of the mystery that once permeated his writing.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reclamation
Noun
  • The Family Dollar employee suffered damages, including losses in compensation and benefits, medical expenses, and anxiety and emotional distress, according to the EEOC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The suit seeks unspecified damages for claims including legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and racketeering.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Allen was an obvious choice after the MVP vote, and Mahomes was still an easy choice for most of the panel despite the ACL recovery.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The company additionally refers to a multi-stage Rankine cycle, enthalpy recovery, supercharging, and green-ammonia synthesis as parts of DOT.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of recovery
Noun
  • The African Union has likewise made reparations a major political priority.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Charne Tracey, from Lawyers for Human Rights, said the plaintiffs hoped the case would push the government into talks with survivors and families over reparations.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of reparation

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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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