recoup

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /rɪˈkup/ UK /rɪˈkuːp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to regain or recover something lost, especially money

They sold the equipment to recoup part of their investment.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to regain or recover... recover regain recuperate retrieve reclaim

Opposites

lose forfeit

Word family

Derived forms recoupedrecoupingrecoupmentrecoupable

Etymology

From French recouper ('to cut back'), from re- ('back') + couper ('to cut'), from Old French colper, from coup ('a blow'), from Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek kolaphos ('a blow with the fist').

recouper Old French couper Old French colaphus Latin

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# recoup

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈkup/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈkuːp/

## Meanings
1. to regain or recover something lost, especially money

## Examples
- They sold the equipment to recoup part of their investment.

## Synonyms
- recover
- regain
- recuperate
- retrieve
- reclaim

## Antonyms
- lose
- forfeit

## Derived Forms
- recouped
- recouping
- recoupment
- recoupable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: recouper
- Root: couper
- Root: colaphus

## Etymology
From French recouper ('to cut back'), from re- ('back') + couper ('to cut'), from Old French colper, from coup ('a blow'), from Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek kolaphos ('a blow with the fist').

## AI Etymology
Recoup comes from French recouper ('to cut back'), from re- ('back') + couper ('to cut'), from Old French colper, from coup ('a blow'), from Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek kolaphos ('a blow with the fist'). The historical chain includes Old French recouper, Old French couper, and Latin colaphus. Older glosses in the chain include "to cut back", "back", "to cut", and "a blow", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, recoup is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to regain or recover something lost, especially money". English derivatives include recouped, recouping, recoupment, and recoupable. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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