recoupment
C2Substantiv/US /ˈrɛcæʊpmɛnt/ rĕcŏŭpmĕnt; UK /ˈrɛcæʊpmɛnt/ rĕcŏŭpmĕnt/
The act of recouping. Note: Recoupment applies to equities growing out of the very affair from which thw principal demand arises, set-off to cross-demands which may be independent in origin.
