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recoupment

recoupment noun: a recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.

Noun

recoupment (countable and uncountable, plural recoupments)

  1. A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
    • The doctrine of recoupment is of recent growth, hardly preceding in its origin the beginning of the present century.1879, John Neilson Taylor, A Treatise on the American Law of Landlord and Tenant, page 321
  2. A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.

recoupment meaning in Tamil

recoupment in Tamil

இழப்பீடு, ஈடு, ஈடுகட்டுதல், மீளப் பெறுதல், மீட்சி, நிறைவாக்கம்

Forms of recoupment

pluralrecoupments

Origin of recoupment

From recoup + -ment.

Questions about recoupment

What does recoupment mean?
Recoupment means a recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
What is recoupment in Tamil?
Recoupment in Tamil is இழப்பீடு, ஈடு, ஈடுகட்டுதல். See Recoupment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is recoupment?
Recoupment is a noun.
What is the plural of recoupment?
The plural of recoupment is recoupments.

Words near recoupment in the dictionary

  1. recoupler
  2. recouplers
  3. recouples
  4. recoupling
  5. recouplings
  6. recoupment
  7. recoupments
  8. recoups
  9. recoure
  10. recoured
  11. recouring

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