To make back, as an investment.
"recoup" is a correct and usable word in written English. It is most commonly used as a verb, meaning to recover something lost or to regain a former status. For example, "After several years of hard work, Ryan was finally able to recoup the money he had lost in the stock market crash.".
A plan to cut the rebate for some GP visits by $5 for adult non-concession patients but leave the option for doctors to recoup the $5 from patients was dumped.
The Crown Prosecution Service in England put Coulson on notice last August that it would seek to recoup a portion of the £750,000 costs amassed in the eight-month phone-hacking trial that resulted in his 18-month jail sentence.
Analysts say Orbán is seeking to recoup support by veering towards the radical right.
3.30pm: Jeremy Hunt gives a speech at a Kings Fund conference about his plans to recoup £500m from foreigners who benefit from NHS care.
If that proves to be the case, then I think it will be entirely reasonable for the chancellor then to recoup that money back from the energy companies in a one-off impost given the scale of their profits and the unjustified nature of the very high increases they've just proposed.
The prime minister's spokesman said the NHS should recoup a further £10m to £20m towards the costs of treating EEA nationals on the NHS under reciprocal agreements.
Once the trust that binds electorate and representatives is lost, it is not easy to recoup.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com