recoup
pronunciation
How to pronounce recoup in British English:
UK [rɪˈku:p]
How to pronounce recoup in American English:
US [rɪˈkup]
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- Verb:
- reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
- regain or make up for
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
Word Origin
- recoup (v.)
- 1620s, from French recouper "to cut back" (12c.), from Old French re- "back" (see re-) + couper "to cut," from coup "a blow" (see coup). Originally a legal term meaning "to deduct;" sense of "to recompense for loss or expense" first recorded 1660s. Related: Recouped; recouping.
Example
- 1. He is aiming to recoup that amount for aig .
- 2. What happens is that initial , only the left brain is exhausted . So we need to turn our right hemisphere to allow time for the other to take a break and recoup .
- 3. Tim geithner , the treasury secretary , promised to recoup the money by deducting some of it from the next $ 30 billion tranche of aid for the company .
- 4. The world bank study argues that giving more urban dwellers title to their property would encourage investment in their safety , and lifting rent controls would encourage landlords to comply with building codes , since they could then recoup the cost .
- 5. Drugmakers recoup their investments in america ; other countries take a free ride .