recoup

recoup
verb

Andalusian health authorities bringing suit against tobacco giants in an attempt to recoup the cost of treating smokers

Syn:
get back, regain, recover, win back, retrieve, redeem
See note at recover
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recoup, recuperate
Recoup, dating from the fifteenth century as an English word, is a transitive verb with two senses: (1) "get back (lost money, etc.)"; or (2) "pay back (money owed, etc.)." Although sense 2 is older, sense 1 is now predominant. Recuperate, dating from the mid-sixteenth century, is almost always an intransitive verb with the sense "get well; regain one's strength after a medical procedure or an illness." The misuse of recoup for recuperate is not uncommon — e.g.: "Still recouping [read recuperating] from foot surgery and planning to strike a long-term performance deal in Las Vegas for early next year, Cassidy kicked back and watched hours of rare footage of the Rats in action." (Las Vegas Review-Journal; July 23, 1999.)
A related mistake is the misspelling recouperate — e.g.: "Lance Diamond, the godfather of Buffalo soul, is in Mercy Hospital recouperating [read recuperating] from a flu-like illness." (Buffalo News; Nov. 30, 2000.)
Another error is the misuse of recuperate for recoup — e.g.:
• "The funeral provider would have to file a civil lawsuit to recuperate [read recoup] its money, Yabuno said." (Press-Enterprise [Riverside, CA]; July 19, 2000.)
• "They have demanded a jury trial in the hopes of recuperating [read recouping] losses they claim are a result of ‘incompetence’ by the attorneys they are suing." (South Bend Tribune; Aug. 4, 2000.) — BG

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  • Recoup — Re*coup , Recoupe Re*coupe ( k??p ), v. t. [F. recouper; pref. re re + couper to cut.] 1. (Law) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recoup — re·coup /ri küp/ vt: recover (1) would recoup the overpayment from current claims payments City of Cordova v. Medicaid Rate Commn., 789 P.2d 346 (1990) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • recoup — [ri ko͞op′] vt. [Fr recouper < re , again + couper, to cut, strike: see COUP] 1. a) to get back an equivalent for; make up for [to recoup a loss] b) to regain [to recoup one s health] 2. to pay back; reimburse …   English World dictionary

  • recoup — (v.) 1620s, from Fr. recouper to cut back (12c.), from O.Fr. re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + couper to cut, from coup a blow (see COUP (Cf. coup)). Originally a legal term meaning to deduct; sense of recompense for loss or expense first r …   Etymology dictionary

  • recoup — vb recruit, retrieve, regain, *recover Analogous words: *compensate, balance, offset, counterpoise …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • recoup — [v] recover, make up for compensate, get back, get out from under*, get well, make good, make redress for, make well, redeem, refund, regain, reimburse, remunerate, repay, repossess, requite, retrieve, satisfy, win back; concepts 124,126,342,700… …   New thesaurus

  • recoup — recoup, or recoupe /rakuwp/ To deduct, defalk, discount, set off, or keep back; to withhold part of a demand. See recoupment …   Black's law dictionary

  • recoup — ► VERB ▪ regain (a loss). DERIVATIVES recoupable adjective recoupment noun. ORIGIN French recouper retrench, cut back …   English terms dictionary

  • recoup — UK [rɪˈkuːp] / US [rɪˈkup] verb [transitive] Word forms recoup : present tense I/you/we/they recoup he/she/it recoups present participle recouping past tense recouped past participle recouped to get back money that you have invested or lost… …   English dictionary

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