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Definition of: recoup
(ri·k
p′) v.t.
1. To recover or obtain an equivalent for; make up, as a loss.
2. To reimburse for a loss; indemnify.
3. Law To keep back (something due) in order to make good a counterclaim.
—noun The act or process of recouping. [<F recouper <re- again + couper cut. See COUP.]
—re·coup′a·ble adjective
—re·coup′ment noun
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