v.
- regain (something lost or expended).
▸reimburse or compensate (someone) for money spent or lost.
- Law deduct or keep back (part of a sum due).
Derivative
- recoupable adj.
- recoupment n.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. recouper ‘retrench, cut back’, from re- ‘back’ + couper ‘to cut’.
