Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, the act of recouping or retaining a part of a sum due by reason of a legal or equitable right to abate it because of a cross-claim arising out of the same transaction or relation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of recouping.
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- noun A
recovery of what had been lost.
Etymologies
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Examples
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There aren't any statistics regarding pension overpayments, but senior advocates say they have seen a spike of "recoupment" cases, which are now one of the most common pension problems some advocacy groups are handling.
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A spokesman for Mrs. Pelosi said after a meeting with the auto makers and UAW that she wants some form of "recoupment" for taxpayers in return for more subsidies, possibly faster rollout by the car makers of more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Auto Makers Would Accept Strings on Aid Stephen Power, Greg Hitt and Joshua Mitchell 2008
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"He gave Irish producers 50% of recoupment which is something Brit producers have been desperate to get."
Variety.com 2010
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"He gave Irish producers 50% of recoupment which is something Brit producers have been desperate to get."
Variety.com 2010
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FIRE AND SMOKE: Government, Lawsuits and the Rule of Law carefully examines so-called government "recoupment" lawsuits over firearms and tobacco and finds them to be flagrant abuses of the constitutional separation of powers, seriously undermining over two hundred years of common-law torts adjudication.
unknown title 2009
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As a result, a serious structural inquiry is necessary, although I would not require "recoupment" as the Report does.
TRUTH ON THE MARKET 2009
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Pelosi, for example, said the government would exact a "recoupment" for any investment of taxpayer funds - specifically, a say in what kinds of cars it produces.
Below The Beltway 2008
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Pelosi, for example, said the government would exact a "recoupment" for any investment of taxpayer funds - specifically, a say in what kinds of cars it produces.
Tariq Nelson 2008
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My legacy USAA homeowners policy, for which I did not purchase wind hurricane coverage, includes charges for the Emergency Management Fund, Hurricane Catastrophe Emergency Assessment, Citizens emergency assessment and the Florida Insurance Guarantee Association recoupment.
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Even my automobile policy has charges for the Florida hurricane catastrophe emergency assessment, a surcharge on my personal excess auto liability policy and a charge for the Florida Insurance Guarantee Association recoupment.
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