Definition of lockout
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees
lock out
verb
locked out; locking out; locks out
Definition of lock out (Entry 2 of 2)
: to subject (a body of employees) to a lockout
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The first known use of lockout was in 1853
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