recoupment

noun

Definition of recoupmentnext
1
as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress

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2
as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back almost immediately after the new contract was signed, the company began the recoupment of revenue lost during the strike

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  1. compensation
  2. reclamation
  3. recovery
  4. reparation
Noun
  • Instead, under a new agreement with market traders, the corporation will provide financial compensation and advice.
    Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The bonus hit comes after the company altered its compensation plan for fiscal 2023.
    BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • The rally, like the campaign itself, was an act of reclamation.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room (2015) saw a group of young punks fight for survival against a gang of neo-Nazi skinheads in a reclamation of punk, not only as a music genre but as a lifestyle.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of reclamation
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  • Its patented essential amino acid blend results from over 20 years of research at the University of Arkansas and over 25 extensive human clinical trials on muscle repair, recovery, and muscle protein synthesis.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Lightweight, portable, and whisper-quiet—your recovery just got a whole lot easier.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of recovery
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  • Any re-entry before Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty is fully restored, war crimes perpetrators are brought to justice, and reparations are addressed will not only tarnish their reputation but also signal corporate complicity in Russia’s ongoing aggression.
    Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Members of the Women’s Climate Assembly (WCA) are seeking reparations for environmental and social damages inflicted by historic mining, and a greater say in the extraction of critical minerals needed for the world’s transition to clean energy.
    Kim Harrisberg and Jack Graham, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of reparation
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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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