Recoup

verb

/ɹɪˈkuːp/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo make back, as an investment.

"He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested."

2.verbTo recover from an error.

3.verbTo 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.

"A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction."

4.verbTo reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.

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