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Verb: recoup  ri'koop
  1. Reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
    - reimburse
     
  2. Regain or make up for
    "recoup one's losses";
    - recover, recuperate
     
  3. Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
    "My employer is recouping taxes";
    - withhold, deduct

Derived forms: recouped, recouping, recoups

Type of: acquire, compensate, get, hold on, keep, recompense, remunerate