stretch-out

stretch-out

(strĕch′out′)n.1. a. The act of stretching out.b. The condition of being stretched out.c. An extension or prolongation, such as the time required for paying a debt.2. An increase in the work required of industrial workers without a commensurate pay increase.

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n. 1. a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota. 2. a method of labor management by which employees do additional work, often without an increase in wages. [1925–30]