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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•coup /rɪˈkup/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to get back what one has lost or spent;
regain or recover:to recoup one's losses.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•coup (ri ko̅o̅p′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to get back the equivalent of:to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- to regain or recover.
- to reimburse or indemnify;
pay back:to recoup a person for expenses. - Lawto withhold (a portion of something due), having some rightful claim to do so.
v.i. - to get back an equivalent, as of something lost.
- Lawto plead in defense a claim arising out of the same subject matter as the plaintiff&spc58
's claim.
n. - an act of recouping.
- Middle French recouper to cut back, cut again, equivalent. to re- re- + couper to cut; see coup1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recover, restore, retrieve, balance.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recompense, remunerate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recoup /rɪˈkuːp/ vb - to regain or make good (a financial or other loss)
- (transitive) to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
- to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French recouper to cut back, from re- + couper to cut, from coper to behead; see coup1reˈcoupable adj reˈcoupment n |