Recoup

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To get back; recover or regain.
  • intransitive verb. To gain an amount equal to (an outlay or investment).
  • intransitive verb. To restore; replenish.
  • intransitive verb. To reimburse (someone) for a loss or expenditure.
  • intransitive verb. To reduce (the amount of a monetary claim made by a party in a legal action) because of a failure of that party to perform an obligation under the contract or law related to the claim.
  • intransitive verb. To recover from loss or exhaustion; recuperate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In law, the keeping back of something which is due; a deduction; recoupment; discount.
  • In law, to keep back as a set-off or discount; diminish by keeping back a part: as, to recoup from a servant's wages the damages caused by his negligence; to recoup from the price of goods sold a claim for breach of warranty as to quality.
  • To reimburse or indemnify for a loss or damage by a corresponding advantage: commonly used reflexively.
  • To return or bring in an amount equal to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. To get an equivalent or compensation for.
  • transitive verb. To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make back, as an investment.
  • verb. To recover from an error.
  • verb. 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.
  • verb. To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
  • verb. reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
  • verb. regain or make up for
  • Word Usage
    "While the service has been around for years, EMI hopes a widespread push in North America and Europe will help the label recoup low album sales."
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