Recoup (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  2. to regain or recover.
  3. to reimburse or indemnify; pay back: to recoup a person for expenses.
  4. to withhold (a portion of something due), having some rightful claim to do so.
verb (used without object)
  1. to get back an equivalent, as of something lost.
  2. (of a defendant in a lawsuit) to plead that one is owed, in the same matter, an amount by the plaintiff which applies against the payment of one’s own debt to the plaintiff.
noun
  1. an act of recouping.
verb
  1. to regain or make good (a financial or other loss)
  2. to reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
  3. to keep back (something due), having rightful claim to do so; withhold; deduct
Recoup (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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