recoup
English
/ɹɪˈkuːp/
verb
Definitions
- To make back, as an investment.
- To recover from an error.
- (legal) 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) To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.
Etymology
Borrowed from French recouper.
Origin
French
recouper
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Cognates and derived terms
- recoupable English
- recouper English
- recoupment English
- couper French
- recoupement French
- recouper French