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recoup

[ri-koop] / rɪˈkup /


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But the department store is seeking to recoup costs from the estate, according to Harrods and lawyers involved in the negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Arsenal had considered listening to offers for Lewis-Skelly, with club sources indicating in April they would look to recoup a minimum combined £100m for Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

In an effort to recoup what they’ve lost, they took to the fundraising platform GoFundMe to raise approximately $28,000.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The second attempt came earlier this summer with “Masters of the Universe,” which was met with mixed reviews and failed to recoup its production budget at the box office.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

He is desperate for his paintings to sell—they are selling some, but many more have to sell so that Theo can recoup all the money he's laid out for Vincent over the years.

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

If a dental practice underdelivers – classed as below 96% of the contract value – the NHS then recoups money from practices the following year.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

The deal gives the U.S. the right to select where the money goes, and the U.S. would keep 90% of profits on the projects after Japan recoups its investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

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

The employer turns the circumstance to advantage, and recoups himself doubly for the inconveniences, that these disturbances put him to, with the payment of much lower wages.

From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon

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

They recouped just over half of the cost, $11,000, from their native plant wedding registry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 51.96, or 0.2%,to 25870.65, as beaten-down semiconductor stocks recouped some losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Disney's Pixar films have historically recouped their budgets - often comfortably - with many titles bringing in three times as much as they cost to make and promote.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

It is as though one took a jewel from the other, and the loser recouped the loss with a stone.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

On Thursday, he said the underlying agreement on recouping the toll revenues between Canada and the state of Michigan remains in place.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

These forced timeouts applied to single stocks came after the so-called flash crash in 2010, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points in eight minutes before recouping much of the loss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

But that’s also what gives the movie its charm, especially considering it’s a big-budget studio production that never had a shot at recouping the studio’s investment, even if it were successful.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Shares in BMW jumped as much as 7.4% in European morning trading, recouping part of their year-to-date losses.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Re-outfitted thus, Mr. Splurge without fear Began as Lord Splurge his recouping career.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce




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