Legal Definition and Related Resources of Recoup

To keep back something due, to recompense.

(Regain), verb

• gain anew
• get back
• reacquire
• reassume
• recapture
• reclaim
• recover
• redeem
• reobtain
• replace
• replevin
• replevy
• repossess
• retake
• retrieve
• take back
• win back

(Reimburse), verb

• compensate
• give back
• indemnify
• make amends
• make good
• make reparations
• make restitution
• make up for
• pay
• pay back
• quit
• recompense
• refund
• remunerate
• repay
• replace
• requite
• restitute
• restore
• return
• satisfy
• settle

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Grammar

This term is a verb.

Etimology of Recoup

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1620s, from French recouper “to cut back” (12c.), from Old French re- “back” (see re-) + couper “to cut,” from coup “a blow” (see coup). Originally a legal term meaning “to deduct;” sense of “to recompense for loss or expense” first recorded 1660s. Related: Recouped; recouping.