Definition of recoup Recoup
/ɹɪkuˈp/ - [rikup] - re•coup
We found 10 definitions of recoup from 5 different sources.
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What does recoup mean?
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| recoup - reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss | ||
| reimburse | ||
| remunerate, recompense, compensate make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" | ||
| recoup - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" | ||
| withhold, deduct | ||
| hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" | ||
| dock maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" | ||
| recoup - regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" | ||
| recover, recuperate | ||
| acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" | ||
| catch up with, make up apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- recoup (Verb)
To make back, as an investment. - recoup (Verb)
To recover from an error. - recoup (Verb)
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. - recoup (Verb)
To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recoup (v. t.)
Alt. of Recoupe
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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recoup
rē-kōōp′, v.t. to make good: to indemnify.—adj. Recoupé (her.), divided a second time.—n. Recoup′ment, reimbursement: (law) reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part. [Fr. recouper, to cut again—re-, again, couper, to cut, coup, a stroke—Low L. colpus—L. colaphus.]
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