About The Word Clawback
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Clawback
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What's The Definition Of Clawback?
[n] (British) finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Clawback: Related Terms | Find terms related to Clawback: See Also | regaining | restitution | restoration | return Clawback In Webster's Dictionary \Claw"back`\, n.
A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] ``Take heed of these
clawbacks.'' --Latimer.
\Claw"back`\, a. Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.] Like a clawback parasite. --Bp. Hall. \Claw"back`\, v. t. To flatter. [Obs.] --Warner. |
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