He kept on gambling, trying in vain to recoup his losses.
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Recoup
/ɹɪˈkuːp/
Synonyms for "recoup" (90 found)
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make up formake up topay backpay in kindpickquitransomrecapturereclaimreclaimingreclamationrecompenserecoupmentrecoverrecoveryrecruitrecuperate
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10 total sentences available.
We've thrown an awful lot of money at that project, money I doubt we'll ever recoup.
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In order to recoup from the digital world, Tom and Mary spend their summer vacation in Germany in a dead zone.
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He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.
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