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Rarerecouped
The correct spelling is recouped.
How to pronounce recouped
verb
Say it like: Rec-owp-ed
The correct spelling is recouped. To make back, as an investment. For example: "He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested."
Usage Examples
“He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.”
“A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To make back, as an investment.
- 2.To recover from an error.
- 3.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.
- 4.To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.
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