Definition of "recapture" []

• The act of retaking or recovering. (noun)
• The condition of having been retaken or recovered. (noun)
• Law The act or an instance of retaking booty or goods. (noun)
• Something recaptured. (noun)
• The lawful taking by a government of a fixed amount of the profits of a public-service corporation in excess of a stipulated rate of return. (noun)

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• "And frankly, it depends on what you call recapture because as we said before, some of this is going to be fee increases; some of it's going to become -- it's going to be expense management; some of it is going to come from greater volume as we increase the value proposition to our customers."
• "Zoe Lofgren yesterday introduced a bill into the House to do what they call recapture 550000 visas at a time when the unemployment rate in this country is 6.1 percent."
• "Zoe Lofgren yesterday introduced a bill into the House to do what they call recapture 550,000 visas at a time when the unemployment rate in this country is 6.1 percent."