Word: recoup
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
coup
Definition: To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct.
Morphemes:
Affix: recoup
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: récupérer
Language: fr
Decoded: recuperer
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to reclaim, to recover