"recoup" meaning in English

See recoup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈkuːp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-recoup.wav [UK] Forms: recoup [canonical], recoups [third-person, singular], recouped [past], recouped [past, participle], recouping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you recoup something that has been lost, you gain it back.
    Sense id: simple-recoup-en-verb-1mJRP8hV
     
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