recoup
B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Law verb
To recover or make good a loss or outlay.
The claimant sought to recoup the wasted expenditure incurred in reliance on the abandoned deal.
Business verb
To regain money spent or lost, especially the cost of acquiring a customer.
With payback periods stretching, they needed eighteen months just to recoup acquisition cost.
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