Recoupment

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A recovery of what had been lost.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of recouping.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In law, the act of recouping or retaining a part of a sum due by reason of a legal or equitable right to abate it because of a cross-claim arising out of the same transaction or relation.
  • Word Usage
    "There aren't any statistics regarding pension overpayments, but senior advocates say they have seen a spike of "recoupment" cases, which are now one of the most common pension problems some advocacy groups are handling."