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.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of stretchout

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase stretch out

Words nearby stretchout

stretcher, stretcher-bearer, stretchie, stretching course, stretchmarks, stretchout, stretchy, stretford, stretta, stretto, streusel
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