Synonyms for recoup
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-koop |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkup |
Top 10 synonyms for recoup Other synonyms for the word recoup
Définition of recoup
Origin :- 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.
- verb recover, make up for
- This will recoup him for his outlay, because the working capital has not been touched.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Dead broke, he was ready for anything which promised to recoup his fortunes.
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- The best thing is for me to give our lads a rest to recoup a bit.
- Extract from : « Hunting the Skipper » by George Manville Fenn
- How they are able to do this, and to recoup themselves, can be imagined.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- You will find there is far more than enough to recoup the firm.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn » by Robert Machray
- The chance to recoup might depend upon this money, the cashier felt.
- Extract from : « Uncle Sam Detective » by William Atherton Du Puy
- "Still it is possible to recoup that," rejoined the boy slily.
- Extract from : « Wang the Ninth » by Putnam Weale
- Page 17: "to recruit in mind and body" changed to "to recoup his mind and body"
- Extract from : « Homes of American Statesmen » by Various
- The Chicago engagement was expected to recoup us for our losses in the West.
- Extract from : « The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II » by James H. Mapleson
- But I have heard of the endeavor of M. le Duc to recoup his fortunes.
- Extract from : « Monsieur Beaucaire » by Booth Tarkington
Antonyms for recoup
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