recoup

🇺🇸 /rɪˈkuːp/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈkuːp/
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verb
R

To regain money that you have spent or lost.

After buying new equipment, the company expects to recoup the costs by increasing production efficiency.

translation

v. To regain money that you have spent or lost.

Word Forms

3rd Present recoups
Past recouped
Perfect recouped
Progressive recouping