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to recoup

to recoup

26 6.0
To get back money you lost, for example costs or an investment
  • verb
  • /rɪˈkuːp/
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • When my work is finished, you'll recoup your investment tenfold, a hundredfold.

  • 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?

  • Any profits we split down the middle after I recoup expenses, okay?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • I can tell you, whatever they're after has to be very lucrative for them to recoup the investment they've made.

Synonyms

to get back
vsto recoup
1.6

Have again something you had before it was lost or taken

is mainly about getting money back to cover expenses
to recover
vsto recoup
748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

is used specifically for getting money back to cover financial loss
to regain
vsto recoup
275 3.3

To get something back after losing it

is usually about recovering money or compensation rather than restoring control
to reclaim
vsto recoup
77 4.1

To get back something you lost or gave away

is focused on getting money back to cover costs

Antonyms

1.1

Fail to understand or follow what someone says

81 5.7

To lose something because you break a rule or as a penalty

How Recovered

to restore
219 3.5
to recover
748 2.5
to recoup
26 6.0
to get back
1.6

Surface Forms

recoup infinitive
recouped past
recouped past participle
recouping present participle
recoups third person singular

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.