giveback

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give·back

noun \ˈgiv-ˌbak\

Definition of GIVEBACK

: a previous gain (as an increase in wages or benefits) given back to management by workers (as in a labor contract)

Examples of GIVEBACK

  1. The union had to agree to certain givebacks in order to save the jobs of all its members.

First Known Use of GIVEBACK

1978

Rhymes with GIVEBACK

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