unwound

American  

[uhn-wound] / ʌnˈwaʊnd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unwind.

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unwound British  

/ ʌnˈwaʊnd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of unwind

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Example Sentences

If a judge could cancel a CEO’s pay package, could a merger be unwound if some aggrieved shareholders argue it isn’t fair?

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, effective tax rates for large multinational companies are within a narrower band, and Meta itself unwound the Irish arrangement in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal

OPEC+, a group of major oil producers comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, unwound previous production cuts faster than expected this year.

From MarketWatch

Since then, the change has been partially unwound by the re-introduction of 30mph limits on certain roads.

From BBC

The major oil producers known as OPEC+ unwound previous output cuts faster than expected this year — increasing quotas at a time when global oil prices have dropped around 16% year to date.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• loosen
• unfurl
• unravel