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recoup

[ri-koop] / rɪˈkup /


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Even with the fuel surcharges, trucking companies don’t fully recoup what they pay for diesel, Costello said, and many offer pay bonuses to fuel-efficient drivers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Baker-Mazara is looking to recoup the remainder of his contract with USC and is also seeking damages for the decline of his NBA draft stock in light of his dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

To recoup the $2.2 billion owed, Pfizer is going after money used to pay air-traffic controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Those provisions were intended as a way to level the playing field against a federal government, allowing entities to recoup attorney costs when they win legal disputes against the feds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Vincent has spent so much of Theo’s money getting the house ready, he’s sure that no matter how well he and Gauguin work, they will never recoup the expenses.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Japan and the U.S. will split the power sales until Japan recoups its $33 billion, after which the American government will get 90% of the revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Usually, she said, the agent pays that fee and recoups it once you sell.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

Soto said as he stepped through his mud-streaked living room to his patio, adding that he plans to rebuild, no matter what he recoups from insurance policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

Giving them housing, on the other hand, quickly recoups most of the costs through the benefits of improved health and employment.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

Four prosperous years have since added to their numbers, and the rent they pay more than recoups the Treasury for the interest on its outlay in the purchase and settlement.

From The Long White Cloud by William Pember Reeves

But with this particular ETF, missed coupons may be recouped should the reference asset climb back above the barrier, Staudt noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Carmichael said "liabilities that the government will face in the short-term" could be recouped by a future sale of Thames Water once its finances and performance are back on track.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Big budget films like The Marvels and The Thunderbolts recouped their production costs but were among the studio's lowest-grossing films.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

It is a noble mission; movie theaters need all the help they can get and heading into its second weekend, “The Odyssey” has already more than recouped its $250 million production budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

It was another "Shenandoah," because it recouped his purse, depleted from numerous outside ventures, inspired him with a fresh zeal, and enabled him to proceed with fresh enterprises.

From Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

Monday’s launch is also Starship’s first revenue-generating flight, which will allow SpaceX to begin recouping some of the $15 billion-plus it has spent on the rocket.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But recouping money usually isn’t enough for a studio like Warner Bros., which is always looking for profit margin, not break-even figures.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

But representatives for landlords say doing so would leave them with few desirable options for recouping the cost of utilities and would hurt conservation efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The U.S. dollar ticked up, recouping a portion of its post Fed meeting losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

His imperial highness was well-known to be a desperate gambler, up to the neck in debts contracted at the card-table, and bent on recouping himself out of the wealth of Korea and Manchuria.

From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Allen Upward




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