clawback

[ klaw-bak ]

/ ˈklɔˌbæk /

noun

the recovery of previously dispensed or protected money or benefits through a contractual provision or tax law, typically triggered to counter a shortfall in financial performance or offset a liability (often used attributively): One executive’s clawback exceeded fifty million dollars.Most public companies have clawback provisions, but boards choose not to invoke them.

verb phrase claw back [klaw-bak] /ˈklɔ ˈbæk/

to require the return of (money or benefits): The government will claw back subsidy payments from households in the higher of the two income brackets.

to recover (a previously held asset or status) with substantial effort: The reigning champions were unable to claw back a playoff berth after their dismal regular season.

Origin of clawback

First recorded in 1950–55; def. 1 derives from the verb phrase claw back (in the sense “to take back by great effort over a period of time”)

Words nearby clawback

clavola, clavulanic acid, clavus, claw, claw-and-ball foot, clawback, claw bar, clawed, claw foot, claw hammer, clawhand

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Example sentences from the Web for clawback

Picard said Madoff investors who face “clawback suits” can file for hardship with his office and have the cases dropped.
Payday for Madoff Victims|Allan Dodds Frank|December 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"If you file a claim for a million, then yes, when the clawback letter comes for a million, you can't lie," Colombo said.
Sticking It to Madoff Victims|Benjamin Sarlin|January 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The word on everyone's mind at the town hall was "clawback," a phrase that sounds like a mythical demon and is about as feared.
Sticking It to Madoff Victims|Benjamin Sarlin|January 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for clawback

claw back

verb (tr, adverb)

to get back (something) with difficulty

to recover (a sum of money), esp by taxation or a penalty

noun clawback

the recovery of a sum of money, esp by taxation or a penalty

the sum so recovered

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单词	clawback
释义	clawback [ klaw-bak ] / ˈklɔˌbæk / noun the recovery of previously dispensed or protected money or benefits through a contractual provision or tax law, typically triggered to counter a shortfall in financial performance or offset a liability (often used attributively): One executive’s clawback exceeded fifty million dollars.Most public companies have clawback provisions, but boards choose not to invoke them. verb phrase claw back [klaw-bak] /ˈklɔ ˈbæk/ to require the return of (money or benefits): The government will claw back subsidy payments from households in the higher of the two income brackets. to recover (a previously held asset or status) with substantial effort: The reigning champions were unable to claw back a playoff berth after their dismal regular season. Origin of clawback First recorded in 1950–55; def. 1 derives from the verb phrase claw back (in the sense “to take back by great effort over a period of time”) Words nearby clawback clavola, clavulanic acid, clavus, claw, claw-and-ball foot, clawback, claw bar, clawed, claw foot, claw hammer, clawhand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clawback Picard said Madoff investors who face “clawback suits” can file for hardship with his office and have the cases dropped. Payday for Madoff Victims\|Allan Dodds Frank\|December 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST "If you file a claim for a million, then yes, when the clawback letter comes for a million, you can't lie," Colombo said. Sticking It to Madoff Victims\|Benjamin Sarlin\|January 28, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The word on everyone's mind at the town hall was "clawback," a phrase that sounds like a mythical demon and is about as feared. Sticking It to Madoff Victims\|Benjamin Sarlin\|January 28, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for clawback claw back verb (tr, adverb) to get back (something) with difficulty to recover (a sum of money), esp by taxation or a penalty noun clawback the recovery of a sum of money, esp by taxation or a penalty the sum so recovered 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
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