recoup
recoup is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market.
- 2.To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive. Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost. Froude. Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by extensive custom. Duke of Argyll.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- again
- atonement
- back
- bring
- carry
- compensate
- compensation
- disgorge
- get
- getting
- give
- good
- indemnification
- indemnify
- let
- make
- reconstruction
- recover
- recovery
- recuperation
- recuperative
- reddition
- redeem
- regorge
- regurgitate
- rehabilitate
- rehabilitation
- reimburse
- reinstate
- reinvest
- reinvestment
- release
- remit
- remitter
- render
- rendition
- repair
- reparation
- replevin
- restitution
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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