[{"word":"recoups","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make back, as an investment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested."},{"definition":"To recover from an error.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction."},{"definition":"To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recoup","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recoups"]}]