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| re·coup [ ri kp ] (past and past participle re·couped, present participle re·coup·ing, 3rd person present singular re·coups) |
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| Definition: |
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1. transitive verb get something back: to regain something lost or its equivalent
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2. intransitive verb make up for loss: to make up for something lost
  It will take us years to recoup.
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3. transitive verb law deduct something: to deduct legally part of what is due to a claim
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4. transitive verb reimburse another: to give another party something to make up for that which has been lost
We were adequately recouped for our losses.
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| [Early 17th century. < Old French recouper "cut back" < couper "cut" < coup "blow"] |
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| re·coup·a·ble adjective |
| re·coup·ment noun |
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