recouped; recouping; recoups
1
a
: to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for
b
: reimburse, compensate
recoup a person for losses
2
: regain
an attempt to recoup his fortune
: to make good or make up for something lost
also
: recuperate
Examples of recoup in a Sentence
It will be hard for us to recoup the loss.
Movie studios can turn to video sales to recoup the costs of a movie that does poorly at the box office.
She recouped only a portion of her investment.
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Todd Becker, senior trial attorney at the Becker Law Group, said his firm had already received inquiries from more than 200 people impacted by the evacuation order, including many business owners looking to recoup lost income.
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The city will recoup its investment with interest under the pilot program, according to Mahan.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
The play opened on Broadway in July 2024 at the Lyceum Theatre and quickly became a runaway hit, breaking the theater's box office record multiple times and recouping its investment during the 2024–25 Broadway season.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
That’s an impressive result for a documentary but nowhere close to recouping the original investment.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The city will recoup its investment with interest under the pilot program, according to Mahan.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
The play opened on Broadway in July 2024 at the Lyceum Theatre and quickly became a runaway hit, breaking the theater's box office record multiple times and recouping its investment during the 2024–25 Broadway season.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
That’s an impressive result for a documentary but nowhere close to recouping the original investment.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for recoup
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“Recoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recoup. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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recoup
verb
re·coup
ri-ˈküp 
1
: to make up for : recover
recoup a loss
2
: reimburse, compensate
recoup a person for losses
Legal Definition
recoup
transitive verb
re·coup
ri-ˈküp
: recover sense 1
would recoup the overpayment from current claims payments—City of Cordova v. Medicaid Rate Commn., 789 P.2d 346 (1990)
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