RECOUP

withhold, deduct, recoup

(verb) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; “My employer is withholding taxes”

recover, recoup, recuperate

(verb) regain or make up for; “recuperate one’s losses”

recoup, reimburse

(verb) reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

recoup (third-person singular simple present recoups, present participle recouping, simple past and past participle recouped)

To make back, as an investment.

To recover from an error.

(legal) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct.

(transitive) To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.

Anagrams

• croupe, upcore

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*coup", Re*coupe" (-kp"), v. t. Etym: [F. recouper; pref. re- re- + couper to cut.]

1. (Law)

Definition: To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.

2. To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market.

3. To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive. Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost. Froude. Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by extensive custom. Duke of Argyll.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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