Recoup
/rɪˈkuːp/noun
To recover money, losses, or costs; to make up for something.
Did you know?Recoup entered English through French with the sense of ‘to pay back’ or ‘recover from loss,’ and its deeper roots are tied to the idea of ‘striking back’ or ‘countering’ an injury in old Romance usage.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
colpus / colaphus
“A blow or strike”
Late Latin
LLat
recollupare
“To strike back or repay a blow”
Old French
OF
recouper
“To cut back; to recover or make good”
Middle English
English
recoupen
“To recover losses or repay”
Modern English
English
recoup
“To recover losses, costs, or expenses”