recoups

/R IH0 K UW1 P S/

verb

1
To make back, as an investment.
“He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.”
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.
“A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.”
4
To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.

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