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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 recoupment
The recoupment news comes at a time when big-budget Broadway musicals are finding an increasingly dicey financial environment.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Just in Time is only the musical to have announced recoupment from its season and one of only a few in the recent years to reach that milestone, including The Outsiders (from the 2024-25 season), Six (2021-22) MJ (2021-22) & Juliet and Moulin Rouge!
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Just in Time is only the musical to have announced recoupment from its season and one of only a few in the recent years to reach that milestone, including The Outsiders (from the 2024-25 season), Six (2021-22) MJ (2021-22) & Juliet and Moulin Rouge!
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 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
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Fresh off the first MVP season of his 17-year NFL career, the Los Angeles Rams signed Matthew Stafford to a one-year, $55 million contract extension that ties him to the Rams through the 2027 season with $105 million in remaining compensation, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2026
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Homeowners who install the units pay nothing for the hardware, pay a flat fee for power and Wi-Fi and earn compensation based on how much compute and energy the network uses.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
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The veterans were essentially reclamation projects.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Saturday, May 16, follows Johanna Schopfer, a watch factory worker in Geneva whose summer obsession with restoring her vintage VW Beetle becomes a personal and political act of reclamation.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The provision allows for damages of up to $500 per violation, or $1,500 per violation if a court finds that a company acted willfully or knowingly.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Western utilities requested higher rates than other areas primarily because of damages and risk stemming from wildfires, Hua said.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Excluding unhoused people from public spaces reinforces stigma and weakens the social bonds that support stability and recovery.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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In the second game, Fields had a rushing touchdown and defensive end Donte Campbell had a fumble recovery for a touchdown.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Venezuela is demanding information and reparations under international environmental law from its Caribbean neighbor, one of the region’s largest oil and gas producers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The victims are asking the court to order comprehensive reparations, medical and psychological treatment, guarantees against future abuses and the permanent closure of El Helicoide.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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