RECOUPMENTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

recoupments

noun

plural of recoupment

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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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

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Noun

The trial, which got underway in an Oakland court last week, could result in billions of dollars in damages and forced remedies that could lead to an overhaul of Facebook and Instagram.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of damages

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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