recoup
recoup Lexical Profile
recoup Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To regain or recover something lost or expended, especially money or time.
"The film studio managed to recoup its massive production costs within the first two weeks of ticket sales."
To reimburse or compensate someone for a financial loss or expense.
"The insurance policy helped recoup the homeowners for the extensive water damage to their basement."
To deduct or withhold a part of a sum that is due (in legal usage).
"Under the terms of the lease, the tenant was permitted to recoup the cost of emergency repairs from the monthly rent."
• noun
The act or process of recovering or regaining something lost or expended, especially money.
"The company is hoping for a full recoup of its initial capital investment by the end of the fiscal year."
Word Nuance & Usage
In standard usage, 'recoup' is a transitive verb meaning to recover financial losses or expenses; its frequent informal use as a shortened form of 'recuperate' (meaning to rest and recover one's health) is widely considered casual or nonstandard in formal writing.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century as a legal term from French 'recouper' ('to cut back' or 'retrench'), formed from 're-' ('again, back') and 'couper' ('to cut'), from Old French 'coup' ('a blow or stroke').