RECOUP


Meaning of RECOUP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈküp ]

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 -ˈkü-pə-bəl adjective

• re·coup·ment -ˈküp-mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.