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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Mayor Bill de Blasio’s board froze rents three times during his eight-year tenure, but a 2019 state law limited the amount of spending on renovation landlords can recoup through higher rents.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Underneath the shell is an 800-volt electrical architecture, which allows the 48-volt lithium-ion battery to recoup roughly 200 miles in 10 minutes.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
If a utility builds a new power plant, for example, the investment will theoretically benefit customers by adding power to the grid, and the utility is permitted to recoup its investment through customer bills once the plant is completed.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The play recouped its investment in December.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Underneath the shell is an 800-volt electrical architecture, which allows the 48-volt lithium-ion battery to recoup roughly 200 miles in 10 minutes.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
If a utility builds a new power plant, for example, the investment will theoretically benefit customers by adding power to the grid, and the utility is permitted to recoup its investment through customer bills once the plant is completed.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The play recouped its investment in December.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
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 1 Jan. 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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