giveback

or give-back

[ giv-bak ]
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noun
  1. (in union negotiations) a reduction in employee wages or benefits conceded by a union in exchange for other benefits or in recognition of depressed economic conditions: Givebacks have not slowed the number of shutdowns.

  2. something returned, rebated, etc.: Givebacks to dealers have increased car sales.

Origin of giveback

1
First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase give back

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How to use giveback in a sentence

  • These are easily remembered and they always instantly give back the figures they stand for.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • As if by accident, the lash whistled close to Bill Talpers's face, making him give back a step in surprise.

    Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
  • She was less than a foot high, but she ran like a deer to the boy, and cried and begged him to give back her baby.

  • The only thing to be done was to give him a piece of silver, and let him give back such change as he pleased.

    Rollo in Holland | Jacob Abbott
  • Give back to me the life that is real and the light that is real.

    Honey-Bee | Anatole France