stretchout
or stretch-out
[ strech-out ]
/ ˈstrɛtʃˌaʊt /
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.
Nearby words
- stretcher,
- stretcher-bearer,
- stretchie,
- stretching course,
- stretchmarks,
- stretchy,
- stretford,
- stretta,
- stretti,
- stretto
Origin of stretchout
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase stretch out
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