recoup means to make back (an investment or similar). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
recoup is pronounced /ɹɪˈkuːp/.
Etymology
From French recouper (“cut short”).
verb
- To make back (an investment or similar).“He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.”
- To recover from an error.
- 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.”
- To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive voice.“Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost.”