Meaning & use
recoupment
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The act of recovering money that has been spent or lost.
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The contract included a recoupment clause allowing the studio to reclaim production costs from profits.
Full recoupment of the initial investment took nearly five years.
A note on using this word
A formal term common in legal, business, and entertainment-industry contracts.
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reimbursementrecovery
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