stretchout

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(strechout′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
stretch•out  (strechout′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
  2. Businessa method of labor management by which employees do additional work without a commensurate increase in wages. Also stretch-out′ 
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase stretch out 1925–30


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