recoup

Example Sentences

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Smaller suppliers in particular have little recourse to recoup costs when automakers cancel a vehicle program and stop buying parts, Karol said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The proposed measure could recoup at least $4.5 million in Commerce, only a fraction of the expected $8-million to $18-million loss as a result of the ban, said Mayor Kevin Lainez.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Either could offer a catalyst for gold to recoup some of the gains it has returned year to date.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

While some of the company's contracts include fuel escalators, allowing the price paid by the customer to fluctuate depending on the cost of diesel, many do not allow the firm to recoup increased fuel costs.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In this way, he explained, I should pay back the College of Lucidity for the kindness shown in feeding and clothing me, and they should recoup the expense of maintaining me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson