takeback

[ teyk-bak ]

/ ˈteɪkˌbæk /

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noun

something taken back or withdrawn, especially an employee benefit previously gained in a union contract; takeaway.

adjective

of or relating to what is taken back: a takeback agreement.

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Origin of takeback

Noun use of verb phrase take back

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How to use takeback in a sentence

In Afghanistan, there was a push to take back the southern province Helmand.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sales rep said he gave Harris screws to take back to the FDA district office in Ontario, California.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two dealers tried to bargain with Paul: he could take back 80 percent of his paintings, leaving the rest.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole|Anne Sinclair|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At this point, any anti-ISIS coalition that aims to take back central Iraq will be forced to rely on the militias.
America Has an Unannounced ISIS Strategy, And It Involves Iran|Jacob Siegel|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kimberlin, having made his point—this guy was starting a fight to make money—tried to take back the document.
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She wanted to take back home sketches of the spots that interested her most on this trip.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
She was possibly—no, I take back possibly—she was one of the greatest works of God.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
There I met a fellow who freighted me down with pump tools and I had to take back some of the wrenches I borrowed.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
The ship porter, when he brought the loaded wheelbarrow, would take back to the ship the empty one.
Rollo in Holland|Jacob Abbott
We could bring you home this afternoon, and your maid would take back word to—to Lady Myrtle Goodacre.'
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for takeback

take back

verb (adverb, mainly tr)

to retract or withdraw (something said, written, promised, etc)

to regain possession of

to return for exchangeto take back a substandard garment

to accept (someone) back (into one's home, affections, etc)

to remind one of the past; cause one to reminiscethat tune really takes me back

(also intr) printing to move (copy) to the previous line

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with takeback

take back

Retract a statement, as in I said you weren't much of a cook but after that dinner I take it all back. This usage was first recorded in 1775.

take one back. Return in thought to a past time, as in That music takes me back to the first dance I ever went to. [Late 1800s]