takeback

[ teyk-bak ]

noun

1. something taken back or withdrawn, especially an employee benefit previously gained in a union contract; takeaway.

adjective

1. of or relating to what is taken back:

   a takeback agreement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of takeback¹

Noun use of verb phrase take back

Example Sentences

Numerous fashion retailers now offer "takeback" schemes - you can return old clothes that they will recycle.

From BBC

Numerous fashion retailers now offer "takeback" schemes - you can return old clothes that they will recycle.

From BBC

Similar legislation has been attempted in several U.S. states, including Washington, where the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program will require solar panel manufacturers to finance end-of-life recycling.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides, Democrats need Mr. Manchin to do anything, and letting him wreck the planet is evidently a small price to pay for preventing a total takeback of the government by Trump Republicans.

From Washington Post

Swedish academic Thomas Lindhqvist framed this idea in 1990 as a strategy to decrease products' environmental impacts by making manufacturers responsible for the goods' entire life cycles – especially for takeback, recycling and final disposal.

From Salon