recoups

present tense third-person singular of recoup
1
as in regains
to get again in one's possession tried to recoup the $1,000 he had when he walked into the casino by risking his last dollar on a slot machine

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2
as in compensates
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury you will have to submit the proper paperwork before the insurance company will recoup you for the damage to your vehicle

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Verb
  • No details on the scope of shape of the talks were forthcoming, but it is known Germany’s production sector has long been seeking an agreement with streamers that better compensates producers, writers, directors and other creatives in film and TV.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Even if not at their maximum crop yield, protein-rich beans, pumpkin flesh, and pumpkin seeds yield additional protein that compensates for the slightly diminished crop yields.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Researchers in South Korea have developed a new eco-friendly recycling process that recovers more than 95 percent of nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries with almost perfect purity.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • As rookie sensation Cooper Flagg comes into his own and All-Star Kyrie Irving recovers from his torn ACL suffered in March, Davis has been a steady force, leading Dallas to a 2-3 record entering Saturday.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Kirtley says the setup currently recaptures about 96% of its energy input—sort of like how an EV uses regenerative braking to recharge a bit during a trip.
    Harry Booth, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But the show never recaptures that energy, and what follows rapidly devolves into an ungainly blob of franchise-building obligation.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate, has been hosting phone-free parties in New York, and hawking a new phone plan, Noble Mobile, which reimburses users for their leftover data.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from continuing current funding levels, the CR includes a boost in member security following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, adding $30 million to a mutual aid account that reimburses local police for security services.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Staff Scientist Silvia Pérez Lluch of the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona retrieves tissue samples for genome sequencing.
    Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The suspect then gets inside the car and retrieves a mini-Draco rifle and again begins to shoot towards the victims.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • Walls crumble, roofs collapse, and greenery reclaims them.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Cult film outfit Spamflix will launch the Cinema of Desire at the Marché International du Film Classique (MIFC) in Lyon, an ambitious restoration project in collaboration with the Cinemateca Brasileira that reclaims a missing piece of Brazilian film history.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Recoups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoups. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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