单词 | recoup |
释义 | recoup[ ri-koop ] / rɪˈkup / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recoup ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)verb (used without object)to get back an equivalent, as of something lost. Law. to plead in defense a claim arising out of the same subject matter as the plaintiff's claim. nounan act of recouping. Origin of recoup1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French recouper to cut back, cut again, equivalent to re-re- + couper to cut; see coup1 SYNONYMS FOR recoup1 recover, restore, retrieve, balance. 3 recompense, remunerate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR recoup ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM recoupre·coup·a·ble, adjectivere·coup·ment, nounnon·re·coup·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·coup·a·ble, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for recouprecoup / (rɪˈkuːp) / verbto regain or make good (a financial or other loss) (tr) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss law to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct Derived forms of recouprecoupable, adjectiverecoupment, nounWord Origin for recoupC15: from Old French recouper to cut back, from re- + couper to cut, from coper to behead; see coup 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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