recoup
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get back, re-collect, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, recover, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve
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With that control, developers might elect to build accommodations that students can be charged higher rates for—which lets the developers recoup their costs more quickly. — Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, "The Age of the Comfy College Dorm," 29 Aug. 2019 Analysts and experts are divided about whether the venture will sustain enough interest among the world's ultra-wealthy to maintain a healthy book of business and recoup its steep R&D costs. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "Virgin Galactic unveils luxury lounge at its airport for space tourism," 15 Aug. 2019 The money also allows municipalities to recoup costs for staff time spent on the projects. — Louis Hansen, The Mercury News, "California housing crisis: Development fees unpredictable, stifle construction," 8 Aug. 2019 Why isn’t the city filing a lawsuit to recoup the costs for the police investigation? — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Where’s the Jussie Smollett-type outrage over the lying alligator catcher who filed a false police report and got to walk free?," 31 July 2019 According to the lawsuit, UMG's litigation and insurance claims following the fire were reportedly valued at $150 million to recoup the value of the master recordings -- none of which was directly shared with artists. — Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard, "Universal Music Group: Original Masters for 'Many of the Artists' Named in Class Action Were Not Lost in Fire," 19 Aug. 2019 Clubs then began to view the transfer market as the best means to recoup their investments on players. — Ini-obong Nkang, Quartz Africa, "Europe’s search for soccer’s next big star is driving a modern-day slave trade," 14 Aug. 2019 The Madoff family's assets were auctioned off, and the government appointed a trustee to work to recoup the $17.5 billion in principal investments that Madoff's firm made. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "Bernie Madoff wants Trump to commute his prison sentence," 24 July 2019 Vineyard Wind’s lower price is owed in part to the company’s ability to recoup a higher percentage of the production tax credit. — Benjamin Storrow, Scientific American, "Major U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Still Face Hurdles," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recoup.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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recoup
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