recoupments

noun

plural of recoupment
1
as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress

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as in recoveries
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 recoupments Warner, however, kept recoupments in consideration, so the label kept more of the profit. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoupments
  1. damages
  2. recoveries
  3. reparations
  4. reclamations
  5. compensations
  6. recaptures
Noun
  • The club remained closed after the shooting, and the filing seeks $1 million in damages.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • General assertions of lost profits, out-of-pocket expenses and reputational harm did not satisfy the requirement to plead special damages, Gayles wrote.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The Bruins have an FBS-leading 26 takeaways and 10 fumble recoveries, and their 16 interceptions rank second behind New Mexico (17).
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Minnesota has forced eight interceptions and six fumbles recovered while UCLA leads the nation with 10 recoveries, led by linebacker Sammy Omosigho.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of recoveries
Noun
  • Dickon Mitchell, the prime minister of Grenada who has called for slavery reparations and an apology from Britain, secured a second term and 14 of 15 seats for the National Democratic Congress.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS LEFT-WING AGENDA — 'Squad' member urges Democrats to leverage power to push Medicare for All, reparations.
    — , FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of reparations
Noun
  • Thanks to reclamations like Mary Gabriel’s book Ninth Street Women and retrospectives of their work, Lee and Elaine are better known today as artists than artists’ wives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Chater, at the time, spearheaded one of the earliest land reclamations along Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, which eventually became the city’s Central business district.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of reclamations
Noun
  • Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting.
    — Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026
Definition of compensations
Noun
  • This elegant Victorian-Era resort in Elkhart Lake recaptures the days when guests wore starched collars and flowing skirts while rowing boats on Elkhart Lake.
    — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
  • Decades after Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata helped enshrine a plucky Nova Scotian orphan in the minds of Japanese and international audiences, a new Anne of Green Gables adaptation recaptures that story’s appeal.
    — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Recoupments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupments. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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