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
• The city is suing the apartment owners to recoup the money.
  — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
• But the waterway and the species dependent on it would never recoup their losses.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
• The office said barring the recipients from future benefits will recoup the money lost.
  — Christen Smith | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Sep. 2024
• One bill signed Thursday allows animal rescue groups to recoup the cost of caring for animals subject to neglect or abuse.
  — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
• The surge helped Chinese shares recoup some of their recent losses, while the yuan also clawed back some ground against the dollar after selling off sharply in recent sessions.
  — Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
• The price mark-up on wine in on-premise is usually around double the retail store price – mainly because restaurants and bars need to recoup their costs in service, glassware, and other over-head costs.
  — Liz Thach, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Private investors would fund the infrastructure, and both the county and private investors would recoup costs and ultimately profit from fees to use the spaceport.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2022
• If the Saints are truly intent on taking Willis, they might be inclined to move up a few spots to get him, and there should be several takers looking to recoup more assets in a deal.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 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
• 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
• 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
• While the ruling blocks their complaint from going to trial, the couple still faces a countersuit from JPMorgan seeking to recoup its costs from the three-year legal fight.
  — Tom Schoenberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
• Putting on a festival, Page says, involves investing an incredible amount upfront with only the hope that ticket sales and other revenue sources will allow investors to recoup costs.
  — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024