A mere recountal of facts

A. V. J. Allen, Jonathan Edwards, p. v. recountment (rē-kount'ment), n. [ When from the first to last betwixt us two Tears our recountments had most kindly bathed. Shak., As you Like it, iv. 3. 141. recoup (re-köp′), v . t . [OF. recouper , recoup per , recolper , recoper , cut again, cut back, cut off, strike, F. recouper , cut again, re- , again, + couper , cut: see coupon , coupé .] 1. In law , to keep back as a set-off or discount; diminish by keeping back a part: as, to recoup from a servant's wages the damages caused by his negligence; to recoup from the price of goods sold a claim for breach of warranty as to quality.-2. To reimburse or indemnify for a lo or damage by a corresponding advantage: commonly used reflexively. Elizabeth had lost her venture; but, if she was bold, she might recoup herself at Philip's cost. Froude . It was nece ary for parliament to intervene to compel the landlord to recoup the tenant for his outlay on the land. W. S. Gregg, Irish Hist. for Eng. Readers, p. 161. 3. To return or bring in an amount equal to. Why should the manager be grudged his ten per cent. when it would be the means of securing to the shareholders dividends that in three or four years would recoup their whole capital?