recoup — to get back money that you have lost or spent
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to get back money that you have lost or spent
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈkuːp/
Korean meaning: 잃거나 쓴 돈을 되찾다, 회복하다
Korean pronunciation: 리**쿠**프
Example Sentences
- After his disastrous cooking show, the chef hopes to recoup his reputation with a new restaurant.
- The movie needs to earn $100 million to recoup its production costs.
- He tried to recoup his poker losses by betting even more money.
recoup
VERB//rɪˈkuːp//
to get back money that you have lost or spent
💡 Concept
to get back money that you have lost or spent
🎵 Rhyme
The group works together to recoup the cost of soup!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/rɪˈkuːp/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈkuːp/
🌳Etymology
Prefixre--
Rootcoup
Origin
프랑스어 'recouper'에서 유래되었으며, '다시 자르다'라는 의미에서 '다시 얻다'로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
groupsouptrooploop
group
soup
troop
loop
🔗Collocations
recoup losses
recoup costs
recoup investment
recoup expenses
quickly recoup
recoup some money
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“After his disastrous cooking show, the chef hopes to recoup his reputation with a new restaurant.”
“The movie needs to earn $100 million to recoup its production costs.”
“He tried to recoup his poker losses by betting even more money.”
😄 Fun example
“She managed to recoup her dignity after slipping on the banana peel in front of her crush.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
recoverregainretrieveget back
Antonyms
loseforfeitwaste
Related
reimbursecompensaterestorereplenish
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