recoup — re‧coup [rɪˈkuːp] verb [transitive] FINANCE to get back an amount of money you have lost or spent: • Finance companies have managed to recoup some of the losses they made during the recession. • Employers wished to retain skilled labour to recoup … Financial and business terms
Recoup — Re*coup , Recoupe Re*coupe ( k??p ), v. t. [F. recouper; pref. re re + couper to cut.] 1. (Law) 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; as, where a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recoup — [ri ko͞op′] vt. [Fr recouper < re , again + couper, to cut, strike: see COUP] 1. a) to get back an equivalent for; make up for [to recoup a loss] b) to regain [to recoup one s health] 2. to pay back; reimburse … English World dictionary
recoup — (v.) 1620s, from Fr. recouper to cut back (12c.), from O.Fr. re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + couper to cut, from coup a blow (see COUP (Cf. coup)). Originally a legal term meaning to deduct; sense of recompense for loss or expense first r … Etymology dictionary
recoup — vb recruit, retrieve, regain, *recover Analogous words: *compensate, balance, offset, counterpoise … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recoup — [v] recover, make up for compensate, get back, get out from under*, get well, make good, make redress for, make well, redeem, refund, regain, reimburse, remunerate, repay, repossess, requite, retrieve, satisfy, win back; concepts 124,126,342,700… … New thesaurus
recoup — recoup, or recoupe /rakuwp/ To deduct, defalk, discount, set off, or keep back; to withhold part of a demand. See recoupment … Black's law dictionary
recoup — ► VERB ▪ regain (a loss). DERIVATIVES recoupable adjective recoupment noun. ORIGIN French recouper retrench, cut back … English terms dictionary
recoup — verb Andalusian health authorities bringing suit against tobacco giants in an attempt to recoup the cost of treating smokers Syn: get back, regain, recover, win back, retrieve, redeem See note at recover •• recoup, recuperate Recoup, dating from… … Thesaurus of popular words
recoup — UK [rɪˈkuːp] / US [rɪˈkup] verb [transitive] Word forms recoup : present tense I/you/we/they recoup he/she/it recoups present participle recouping past tense recouped past participle recouped to get back money that you have invested or lost… … English dictionary
