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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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 musical was capitalized for up to $18 million, according to securities filings, and has not announced recoupment. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 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
  • But recent hires in Spokane and Reno, both nearby airports with fewer passengers, offered higher compensation at $375,000 and $400,000 respectively.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
  • Williams compensation was listed as $143,750 in 2024-25, according to the tax filing.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • In Chaplin, a $1,938,092 project on Lynch Road and Chewink Road will repair intersection drainage and surface reclamation.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • Instead of operating only for financial gain, this expert acquaintance has higher-minded aims, namely the reclamation of a prize once bestowed upon a famous athlete.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of reclamation
Noun
  • Diaz-Campos is seeking monetary damages in excess of $100,000, along with job reinstatement, back pay and lost benefits.
    — Chase Jordan July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • Trump is seeking $5 billion in defamation damages and another $5 billion over violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • What’s more, Opera Carolina has launched a cost-savings restructuring plan focused on debt reduction and financial recovery, Vignati said.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Asia Pacific’s beauty recovery is already underway — if Mainland China is not included in the analysis.
    — Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of recovery
Noun
  • Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead.
    — Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
  • Some in Nigeria view Yahoo Boys as folk heroes, stealing money from white foreigners as a means of reparations for slavery and colonialism.
    — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
Definition of reparation

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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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