recoup
Meaning
- (transitive) To make back (an investment or similar).
- (intransitive) To recover from an error.
- (transitive) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct.
- (transitive) To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive voice.
Synonyms
earn back
back off compensate
distrain
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈkuːp/
Etymology
From French recouper (“cut short”).
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