| 单词 | stretchout |
| 释义 | stretchout in American English (ˈstrɛtʃˌaʊt) US noun a practice, as within a company or industry, in which a. workers are required to do more work with little or no increase in pay b. the time scheduled for producing a given output is extended stretchout in American English (ˈstretʃˌaut) noun Also: stretch-out1. a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota 2. a method of labor management by which employees do additional work without a commensurate increase in wages Word origin [1925–30; n. use of v. phrase stretch out]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, distinctive feature, dropout, reflex camera, runout |
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