• (v. t.) To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one`s losses in the share market. • (v. t.) 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; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from d...
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1. 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; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction. ... 2. To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's lo...
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This word is derived from the French recouper, to cut again. In law it signifies the right and the act of making a set-off, defalcation, or discount, by the defendant, to the claim of the plaintiff.
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