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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recoup.

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Examples

  • That money comes as an advance: After the label recoups his production fee, Mr. Hills receives production royalties that typically amount to about 4% to 5% of the music's retail cost, prorated based on how many tracks he produced.

    Life of Danja 2007

  • The pharmaceutical industry recoups is R&D costs by making tremendous margins on individual pills.

    Godin vs Gladwell vs Anderson on the Price of Free | Managing Greatness 2009

  • Requires that in 5 years, the President submit to the Congress a proposal that recoups from the financial industry any projected losses to the taxpayer.

    Discourse.net: Staff Summary of Bailout Bill 2008

  • Upon the expiration of the 5-year period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, shall submit a report to the Congress on the net amount within the Troubled Asset Relief Program under this Act. In any case where there is a shortfall, the President shall submit legislative proposal that recoups from the financial industry an amount equal to the shortfall

    Discourse.net: Staff Summary of Bailout Bill 2008

  • Then inevitably having sold off the bad debt at a discount, and it's able to do this because it's been using taxpayers 'money or collecting insurance fees from the banks in order to exist, it then sells of some of that debt, recoups in other words some of its costs, and then sells or tries to sell that bank back to the private sector.

    Indybay newswire 2009

  • Union Pacific recoups the bulk of fuel price increases through surcharges to shipping customers, although doing so can take up to two months.

    Railroads Riding Strong Volume Gains Bob Sechler 2011

  • YouTube is expected to give some content creators 55% of the resulting ad revenue after YouTube recoups the cash advances it paid them, some of the people said.

    YouTube Tees Up Big Talent Amir Efrati 2011

  • The deal recoups Goldman's $220 million pretax first quarter write-off of Litton.

    Ocwen to Buy Goldman's Mortgage-Servicing Arm Liz Moyer 2011

  • The deal recoups Goldman's $220 million pretax first quarter write-off of Litton.

    Ocwen to Buy Goldman's Mortgage-Servicing Arm Liz Moyer 2011

  • If the mayor recoups a large sum of money, it could blunt some of the political damage Mr. Bloomberg sustained for failing to detect what prosecutors have called one of the largest frauds in city history.

    Bloomberg Demands $600 Million Payback from CityTime Firm Michael Howard Saul 2011

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