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recoup

verb re·coup \ri-ˈküp\

: to get back (money that has been spent, invested, lost, etc.)

Full Definition of RECOUP

transitive verb

a : to get an equivalent for (as losses) : make up for

b : reimburse, compensate <recoup a person for losses>

: regain <an attempt to recoup his fortune>

intransitive verb

: to make good or make up for something lost; also : recuperate

— re·coup·able \-ˈkü-pə-bəl\ adjective

— re·coup·ment \-ˈküp-mənt\ noun

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Origin of RECOUP

French recouper to cut back, from Old French, from re- + couper to cut — more at cope

First Known Use: 1628

Related to RECOUP

Synonyms: get back, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recover, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with RECOUP

age-group, blood group, closed loop, duck soup, ground loop, in-group, newsgroup, out-group, pea soup, playgroup, regroup, subgroup, T-group, toe loop, war whoop

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