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Definition of recoup verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

recoup

verb

NAmE//rɪˈkup//

recoup somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they recoup

he / she / it recoups

past simple recouped

-ing form recouping

to get back an amount of money that you spent or lost synonym recover We hope to recoup our initial investment in the first year.

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