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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress
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as in reclamation
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 Synonyms for recoupment
Noun
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Defendants said the relationship gave Willis a financial interest in prosecuting the case because of the compensation her boyfriend received.—
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9 Mar. 2025 -
Employment and cost agreements are equally critical, defining compensation, performance metrics, and levels of authority for staff.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Or maybe the Avalanche could bet on their own reclamation project in Novak, whose transition game has completely fallen flat this season after being such a standout over the last two seasons.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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From the enslaved women who set the tables for others to the moguls of today, the story of Black women in home and lifestyle is not one of erasure but of relentless reclamation.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, had two respiratory crises on Monday in a setback to recovery.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Joel Cohen told me years ago that recovery stories were boring.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, even if a ceasefire is reached soon, Russia is likely to maintain control over the occupied territories, while Ukraine's hopes of receiving reparations from Moscow for post-war reconstruction appear unrealistic.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The situation exposes how an experiment in reparations that sought to lift people disproportionately harmed by prior enforcement against marijuana not only failed but also helped derail the rollout of legal cannabis in New York.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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