recoupe

recoupe is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.
2. transitive verb. To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market.
3. transitive verb. To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive.

Common word forms

recouped, recouper, recouping

Words from these letters

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