recoup
to get back money that was spent or lost
TRANSLATION
recoup = entschädigen, wieder einholen --- GOOGLE INDEX recoup: approximately 9,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
S&P Sued by More Australian Towns Trying to RECOUP Losses
(Bloomberg News headline)
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The school district said it is trying to RECOUP about $1.9 million that was spent defending itself after Gibson sued the district and collected a $750,000 settlement.
(Los Angeles Times)
(Bloomberg News headline)
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The school district said it is trying to RECOUP about $1.9 million that was spent defending itself after Gibson sued the district and collected a $750,000 settlement.
(Los Angeles Times)
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recoup
verb
- regain something lost or expended
- regain money spent through subsequent profits
- reimburse or compensate someone for money spent or lost:
- deduct or keep back part of a sum of money that is due (legal)
(Oxford English Dictionaries)
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Recoup is from the French recouper and Middle English recoupen, to cut short or cut back (re- + couper, to cut).
In its most basic form, recoup means to get back something that once existed or that one previously possessed. For instance, after a long drought, rains might help recoup water levels. Someone who has worked very long hours could sleep in order to recoup their strength. It can also be used without an object: He's recouping from a serious illness. In this sense recoup is related to "recuperate," meaning to become well again after an illness.
Recoup is mostly used in the context of money however. Or to be more precise, spent or lost money. A company that puts money into a new business would aim to "recoup" its investment by the profits made from the new venture.
Recoup is also frequently used to describe getting back money that has been lost, either from an investment or more commonly when someone else or something is responsible for the loss. During the financial crisis of 2007, many investment bank customers sued to recoup the money they lost when the banks went under. This can also happen on a smaller scale however, such as when ticket-buyers try to recoup their money after a concert or other event has been cancelled.
Finally, recoup is applied in the sense of withholding money due to someone as compensation, such as taking out part of someone's monthly salary to pay the government for taxes that are due.
SYNONYMS
compensate, get back, make good, make redress for, make well, redeem, refund, regain, reimburse, remunerate, repay, retrieve, satisfy, win back
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I hope to recoup my investment within 3 years."
verb
- regain something lost or expended
- regain money spent through subsequent profits
- reimburse or compensate someone for money spent or lost:
- deduct or keep back part of a sum of money that is due (legal)
(Oxford English Dictionaries)
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Recoup is from the French recouper and Middle English recoupen, to cut short or cut back (re- + couper, to cut).
In its most basic form, recoup means to get back something that once existed or that one previously possessed. For instance, after a long drought, rains might help recoup water levels. Someone who has worked very long hours could sleep in order to recoup their strength. It can also be used without an object: He's recouping from a serious illness. In this sense recoup is related to "recuperate," meaning to become well again after an illness.
Recoup is mostly used in the context of money however. Or to be more precise, spent or lost money. A company that puts money into a new business would aim to "recoup" its investment by the profits made from the new venture.
Recoup is also frequently used to describe getting back money that has been lost, either from an investment or more commonly when someone else or something is responsible for the loss. During the financial crisis of 2007, many investment bank customers sued to recoup the money they lost when the banks went under. This can also happen on a smaller scale however, such as when ticket-buyers try to recoup their money after a concert or other event has been cancelled.
Finally, recoup is applied in the sense of withholding money due to someone as compensation, such as taking out part of someone's monthly salary to pay the government for taxes that are due.
SYNONYMS
compensate, get back, make good, make redress for, make well, redeem, refund, regain, reimburse, remunerate, repay, retrieve, satisfy, win back
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I hope to recoup my investment within 3 years."
