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recoups


Meanings
  • Verb

    To recover or regain something that was lost or lost the right to possess.

  • Verb

    To compensate for a loss or damage.


Rhymes
Words rhyming with recoups
recoops , hoops , loops , scoops
Variants
List of all variants of recoups that leads to same result
recoup , recoupable , recouped , recouping , recoupment , recoupments , recoups
Forms
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recouped, recouping, recoups'd


Etymology
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Originally meant 'to take back,' from Old French recouper, from re- 'back' + couper 'cut'.


Trivia
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  1. Recoups is the past participle of the verb 'recoup'.

  2. Recoups is often used in the context of business and finance to refer to the regaining of losses or profits.


Related Concepts
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  1. Compensation: Monetary or other forms of reparation for loss or damage.

  2. Restitution: The return of something taken away or the restoring of something to its original state.


Culture
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Recoups is not particularly significant in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression, but it has been used in various contexts, such as business and law.

How to Memorize "recoups"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the process of recovering or regaining something, such as picking up a dropped object or being refunded money.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of recovering or regaining something, such as a winning lottery ticket or finding a lost item.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Recover Cats Under Porches' to remember the definition: 'Recover' starts with R, 'Cats' sounds like 'coups', 'Under' sounds like 're', and 'Porches' sounds like 'p'. The word 'coups' is in the middle.


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