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recoup

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkuːp/

The English word “recoup” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To make back (an investment or similar).
To recover from an error.
To 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.
To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive voice.

Etymology

From French recouper (“cut short”).

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