recouping

verb

1. 1

   To make back, as an investment.

   “He barely managed to recoup his money. He sold out for just what he had invested.”

2. 2

   To recover from an error.

3. 3

   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.

   “A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.”

4. 4

   To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive.