recoup

intransitive verb

To get back; recover or regain.

intransitive verb

To gain an amount equal to (an outlay or investment).

intransitive verb

To restore; replenish.

intransitive verb

To reimburse (someone) for a loss or expenditure.

intransitive verb

To reduce (the amount of a monetary claim made by a party in a legal action) because of a failure of that party to perform an obligation under the contract or law related to the claim.

intransitive verb

To recover from loss or exhaustion; recuperate.

noun

In law, the keeping back of something which is due; a deduction; recoupment; discount.

In law, to keep back as a set-off or discount; diminish by keeping back a part: as, to recoup from a servant’s wages the damages caused by his negligence; to recoup from the price of goods sold a claim for breach of warranty as to quality.

To reimburse or indemnify for a loss or damage by a corresponding advantage: commonly used reflexively.