recoup

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɹɪˈkuːp/    美 /ɹɪˈkup/|/ɹɪˈkʉːp/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make back (an investment or similar). intransitive,transitive
    — He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.
  2. To recover from an error. intransitive
  3. 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. transitive
    — A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.
  4. To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive voice. transitive
    — Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost.

词形变化

recoups present,singular,third-person recouping participle,present recouped participle,past recouped past

词汇关系

衍生词
recoupable recoupment unrecouped

词源

From French recouper (“cut short”).
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