How to Use recoup in a Sentence

recoup

verb
  • It will be hard for us to recoup the loss.
  • Movie studios can turn to video sales to recoup the costs of a movie that does poorly at the box office.
  • She recouped only a portion of her investment.
  • The savings on fuel will help owners recoup the rest in a few years.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
  • That would help recoup some of the draft bounty spent on Tyreek Hill (and for the tampering charges).
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
  • And Maryland will probably recoup at least some of the cost of a new bridge.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
  • The club is seeking to recoup the full $8.5 million from the accounting firm.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Then that company turns to its client to recoup the loss.
    Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The city is suing the apartment owners to recoup the money.
    Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
  • By 2017, however, the port and airport had not recouped the debt, and Sri Lanka had no way to pay back the loan.
    Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
  • By 2017, however, the port and airport had not recouped the project costs, and Sri Lanka had no way to pay back the loan.
    Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Much of that will be recouped by insurance, but not all.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But with a price tag of $55 million, the film still has a ways to go to recoup its production budget.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • Volunteers said the tool library would be shut down for at least one month to recoup the loss.
    Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • In an effort to recoup some $3 billion in savings, the studio axed the films Batgirl and Scoob!
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Bet on a player to score the first bucket of the game and recoup your losses up to $25 if the player fails to score first but exceeds 25 points on the game.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • An outdoor kitchen and patio can recoup their cost with a bump in home value, says the report.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
  • About 30 activists recouped across the Capitol under the shade of trees at Wesley Bolin Plaza.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • Having gone to trial and won, the group may be able to recoup some of its legal costs from the Pugh’s and the other defendant.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Gang Green could also potentially trade down to recoup the second-round pick the team lost in the last April’s Rodgers trade.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • The Finleys feel lucky to run their own on-site stand, if not to recoup some of the financial loss, then to at least make good on their labor.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022
  • This gives the buyer more time to pay the overdue balance or at least some options to recoup their money.
    Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2022
  • That would leave restaurants to try to recoup that income by rolling those costs into the overall price per item on each menu.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
  • The government will seek to recoup the cost of the student loan discharges from the institution.
    Katie Lobosco, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The two cousins go to extremes to recoup their rent money, which was also stolen, and encounter some characters along the way.
    Cydney Lee, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Nomad was able to recoup over $20 million after pleading with users to return the funds.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But the timing couldn’t be worse for Musk, who wants to try and recoup at least some of his $44 billion investment in the platform, and has a hefty debt load to pay off on the deal.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • As part of the settlement, Consumers cannot seek to recoup the $1 million in any future rate cases.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024
  • The Philharmonic filed suit two weeks after Wood and his wife, Colette Holt, sued the orchestra in an attempt to recoup loans.
    Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • After direct marketing costs are recouped, Jolt does a 70/30 revenue split with filmmakers.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

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