recoup

recoup
    v 1: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn:
         {recoup}, {reimburse}]
    2: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn:
       {recover}, {recoup}, {recuperate}]
    3: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer
       is withholding taxes" [syn: {withhold}, {deduct}, {recoup}]
    

Recoup \Re*coup"\, Recoupe \Re*coupe"\ (-k??p"), v. t. [F.
   recouper; pref. re- re- + couper to cut.]
   1. (Law) 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.
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   2. 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.
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   3. To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and
      in the passive.
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            Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold,
            she might recoup herself at Philip's cost. --Froude.
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            Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by
            extensive custom.                     --Duke of
                                                  Argyll.
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60 Moby Thesaurus words for "recoup":
      atone, get back, kick back, make amends, make good,
      make reparation, make restitution, make up, make up for,
      make up to, pay back, pay in kind, quit, ransom, recapture,
      reclaim, reclaiming, reclamation, recompense, recoupment, recover,
      recovery, recruit, recuperate, recuperation, recycle, redeem,
      redemption, redress, refund, regain, regainment, reimburse,
      remunerate, renovate, reoccupation, reoccupy, repay, replevin,
      replevy, repossess, repossession, requite, rescue, restoration,
      restore, resume, resumption, retake, retaking, retrieval, retrieve,
      revindicate, revindication, revival, revive, salvage, take back,
      trover, win back