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stretchout
or stretch-out
[ strech-out ]
noun
- a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
- a method of labor management by which employees do additional work without a commensurate increase in wages.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stretchout1
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase stretch out
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