recoup

Example Sentences

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One could imagine that high rates of unretirement are a bad sign for the economy, for example because the stock market is down and retirees need to work to recoup their losses.

From MarketWatch

The report also criticised the time taken for the Home Office to recoup the £13.8m excess profit recorded by Mears.

From BBC

Encouragingly, it had already recouped roughly half of that decline heading into Wednesday’s session.

From Barron's

In their response, officials acknowledged some improper expenses but added: “previous employees are responsible” and it would cost “more to recoup the costs than the value of the improper spending.”

From Los Angeles Times

So in order to prevent Skubal leaving for nothing more than an additional draft pick next offseason, the Tigers could move him now to recoup some of his value.

From The Wall Street Journal