v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' küp
Function: verb
Etymology: French recouper to cut back, from Old French, from re- + couper to cut ― more at COPE
Date: 1628
transitive verb
1 a : to get an equivalent for (as losses) : make up for b : REIMBURSE , COMPENSATE < recoup a person for losses>
2 : REGAIN <an attempt to recoup his fortune>
intransitive verb : to make good or make up for something lost also : RECUPERATE
– re · coup · able \ - ' kü-p ə -b ə l \ adjective
– re · coup · ment \ - ' küp-m ə nt \ noun