recoupment

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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 recoupment Producer Alan Kliffer announced the recoupment and latest extension today. Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoupment
Noun
  • Competitive compensation helps Broward recruit and retain the talented teachers and education professionals our children deserve.
    Roberto Fernandez III, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Documents reviewed by Fortune show an email sent from Better’s corporate secretary to Garg on August 6, cc’ed to the board’s compensation and nominating committee, plus Talwar.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In 2018, following much clamoring by scientists, the Chinese government enacted strict restrictions on commercial land reclamation along its coast.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There are games on four different days in Week 1, including a Super Bowl rematch, the debut of the new Super Team and a fallen dynasty in search of reclamation.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • According to the filing, the landlord is seeking to take back the space and may pursue additional damages, CBJ reported.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Gomez said the school board hired a consultant on a $50,000 contract to assess damages but hasn’t received a report yet.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Schlager has contributed 18 of those recoveries, with his midfield partner James McAtee having made 19, illustrating their nascent partnership.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Ireland doesn’t shy away from the thornier aspects of recovery and the cruel ways that survivors can blame themselves.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The idea for Evanston's reparations program took root in 2019, when Robin Rue Simmons, then a councilmember representing the city's historic Black neighborhood, the 5th Ward, was researching why its Black population was shrinking.
    Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Jamaica’s petition is an effort to expand the political campaign for reparations into the legal realm, Grange said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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