to recoup
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6.0
- verb
- /rɪˈkuːp/
:
recuperar
- After the successful launch of the new product, they were able to recoup their initial investment quickly.
- recoup investment
- recoup losses
- recoup the costs
Like they must sell the asset and recoup the investors.
- Like they must sell the asset and recoup the investors.
- Why are people buying that Prius even though they'll never recoup the savings?
- So they're looking to recoup some of that lost income in other ways.
- He added that recouping customer funds remains our highest priority.
- So that that's pretty much one of the main ways in which psych has recouped this lost efficiency.
- I cannot recoup the cost of braces, not financially anyway.
- It's going to be, let's figure out what the bomb cost of this is and then make sure we recoup that when we charge the consumer.
- Anyways, yes, I will have to recoup some of my payments and we'll be back next year.
- But the question is, will you ever recoup the investment you made in all the fancy eco friendly stuff?
- Those losses were recouped by the banks that had funded the loans in the form of very low deposit rates.
- If that value is a larger number that's worth your time recouping, then please go ahead and file that tax return and you will get that refunded back to you.
- I have so much time to recover and recoup after being in too many social situations, and I really love having the downtime on my own.
- Everything should be recouped against revenue, a profit revenue.
Examples
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When my work is finished, you'll recoup your investment tenfold, a hundredfold.
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We in this room did not resent Pierre's desire to recoup his losses after this most horrible of winters.
Fiction book (1996) -
But a hit product, with even just one individual, can recoup the investment and more.
Fiction book (2002) -
Of that figure, how much do we recoup?
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Any profits we split down the middle after I recoup expenses, okay?
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Because software does not wear out, vendors must consistently add new features in order to recoup development costs.
Academic text (2005) -
So they're looking to recoup some of that lost income in other ways.
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Having made huge investments, the corporations are eager for profits to recoup their costs.
Academic text (2003) -
Helios was a was actually a really good product, but they didn't manage to recoup their investment.
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I can tell you, whatever they're after has to be very lucrative for them to recoup the investment they've made.
Synonyms
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1.6
Have again something you had before it was lost or taken
748
2.5
Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money
275
3.3
To get something back after losing it
77
4.1
To get back something you lost or gave away
Antonyms
How Recovered
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word recoup comes from old parts re- meaning 'back' and a part meaning 'to cut', like the English word cut. So to recoup is to 'take back' money you lost, often by recovering costs or getting compensation.