Recoup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

regain or make up for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkˈuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkˈuːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkˈuːp/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkˈuːp/.

Examples

recuperate one's losses
My employer is withholding taxes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recuperate deduct withhold reimburse recover

Parts of Speech

verb	reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
verb	regain or make up for “recuperate one's losses”
verb	retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments “My employer is withholding taxes”

Word Forms

reimbursement	noun	compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
withholder	noun	a person who refrains from granting
withholding	noun	income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
deductible	adjective	acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wieder gutmachen

(jemanden) erstatten oder entschädigen, etwa für einen Verlust

🇫🇷French

récupérer

rembourser ou compenser (quelqu'un), comme pour une perte

🇪🇸Spanish

recuperar

reembolsar o compensar (a alguien), en cuanto a una pérdida

🇮🇹Italian

recuperare

rimborsare o compensare (qualcuno), come per una perdita

🇳🇱Dutch

terugverdienen

(iemand) vergoeden of compenseren, zoals bij een verlies

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuperar

reembolsar ou compensar (alguém), como por uma perda

🇷🇺Russian

окупить

возместить или компенсировать (кому-либо), как за убыток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संभलना

(किसी को) हानि की भरपाई या क्षतिपूर्ति करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরুদ্ধার

ক্ষতির জন্য ক্ষতিপূরণ বা ক্ষতিপূরণ (কেউ)

🇮🇳Tamil

திரும்பப் பெறுதல்

(யாரோ) இழப்பிற்கு ஈடு அல்லது இழப்பீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి పొందండి

నష్టానికి సంబంధించి (ఎవరైనా) తిరిగి చెల్లించండి లేదా భర్తీ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परतफेड

नुकसान भरपाई किंवा नुकसान भरपाई (एखाद्याला).

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળતર

નુકસાન માટે (કોઈને) ભરપાઈ કરો અથવા વળતર આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಪಾವತಿ

ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ (ಯಾರಾದರೂ) ಮರುಪಾವತಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചുപിടിക്കുക

(ആരെങ്കിലും) നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸੀ

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਲਈ (ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ) ਵਾਪਸੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تلافی

نقصان کے طور پر (کسی کو) معاوضہ یا معاوضہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

补偿

偿还或补偿（某人）损失

🇯🇵Japanese

取り戻す

損失に関して、（誰かに）償還する、または補償する

🇰🇷Korean

빼다

(누군가에게) 손실을 배상하거나 보상하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu lại

hoàn trả hoặc đền bù (ai đó), như sự mất mát

🇹🇭Thai

ชดใช้

ชดใช้หรือชดเชย (บางคน) สำหรับการสูญเสีย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghitung

mengganti atau memberi ganti rugi (seseorang), seperti atas kerugian

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbawi

bayaran o bayaran (isang tao), bilang para sa isang pagkawala

🇲🇾Malay

mendapatkan balik

membayar balik atau membayar pampasan (seseorang), sebagai kerugian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استرداد

تسديد أو تعويض (شخص ما)، كما هو الحال بالنسبة للخسارة

🇮🇷Persian

جبران

بازپرداخت یا جبران خسارت (کسی)، به عنوان ضرر

🇹🇷Turkish

telafi etmek

(birine) bir zararı tazmin etmek veya tazmin etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַבֵּל בְּחַזָרָה

להחזיר או לפצות (מישהו), באשר להפסד

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