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stretchout

or stretch-out

[ strech-out ]

noun

  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stretchout1

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase stretch out
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Example Sentences

StretchOut Studios opened seven months ago in the Boston area, specializing in a type of athletic stretching technique called active isolated stretching.

“You have to let your body get used to it,” Rick Charron, the manager of StretchOut Studios, said.

Grab Ahold looks like she might like the stretchout in distance.

Grab Ahold looks like she might like the stretchout in distance.

Whiskey Prince could get a very easy lead in a paceless race, and if that happens, he should be able to handle the stretchout in distance.

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