■ verb
1》 regain (something lost or expended).
↘reimburse or compensate (someone) for money spent or lost.
2》 Law deduct or keep back (part of a sum due).
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ment noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~er 'retrench, cut back', from re- 'back' + couper 'to cut'.