recoup
v.to get back the money you spent on something. It can also mean to recover your strength or health after a difficult time.
v.to recover an amount of money previously spent or lost; to regain physical strength or mental balance after a period of exhaustion or stress.
“The company needs to recoup its investment before the end of the year.”
“After a long and difficult recovery from the surgery, the patient finally managed to recoup her strength and return to work.”
“The legal team argued that the defendant should be allowed to recoup the costs of the investigation, as the evidence ultimately proved the plaintiff's claim was fraudulent.”
“The government has vowed to recoup the clearance costs for the Kidlington dump in Oxfordshire - and seven other sites - from the criminals responsible.”
“A spokesperson said it said it was not responsible for the decision to recoup taxpayers' money but "administration of a scheme of this scale involves multiple organisations, systems and processes over many years".”
From French recouper (“cut short”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.