[re.coup] vb [F recouper to cut back, fr. OF, fr. re- + couper to cut--more at cope] vt (1628) 1 a: to get an equivalent for (as losses): make up for b: reimburse, compensate "~ a person for losses"
2: regain "an attempt to ~ his fortune" ~ vi: to make good or make up for something lost; also: recuperate -- re.coup.able adj -- re.coup.ment n