verb
recoup
rih-KOOP
verb
1
To get back money that was spent or lost.
"The company hopes to recoup its losses by next year."
"It took three months to recoup the cost of the new equipment."
How to Use Recoup
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo make back money or resources that were spent or lost.
Common mistake
Often misspelled "recoop" — the correct spelling is recoup, rhyming with "group."
Easily confused with
recoop
Common pairings
recoup losses
recoup costs
recoup an investment
Word Forms
recouped past tense, recoups singular
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Etymology
From French recouper, literally "to cut back."