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   recoup

   /rɪˈkuːp/

   verb

   • 1. regain (something lost or expended): "rains have helped recoup water levels"
   • ▪ regain (money spent) through subsequent profits: "oil companies are keen to recoup their investment"
   • ▪ reimburse or compensate (someone) for money spent or lost: "the company turned to the real estate industry to recoup them"
   • ▪ deduct or keep back (part of a sum due): "federal law allows them to recoup part of the damages"

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a legal term): from French recouper ‘retrench, cut back’, from re- ‘back’ + couper ‘to cut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recoupable adjective
   • 2. recoupment noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • E

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   • C

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   • O

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