Example Sentences

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Recouping more money when you sell a vehicle can mean a bigger down payment and lower monthly payments on your next one.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Recouping body heat isn't easy for anoles, either.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

Recouping the money would allow us to start our life together on more or less equal financial footing, given he comes with kids.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2022

Recouping compensation from top executives involved in misconduct seemed like a great idea in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2016

Recouping space in some retailers’ freezer cases will be “an uphill battle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 31, 2015