stretchout

American  

[strech-out] / ˈstrɛtʃˌaʊt /

Or stretch-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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Etymology

Origin of stretchout

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

Example Sentences

Bankers emphasize that a stretchout of repayment schedules by no means implies that the loans will eventually go into default, but the banks will have to wait to get their money back.

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Last week Chief Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson said that because of the stretchout, military deliveries will reach a peak of only $3.5 billion a month next year, v. the original goal of $4 billion.

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Actually, in the day of inexorable change the stretchout wastes more money than any other budget practice.

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While organized labor screamed that the system was only the infamous "stretchout" and turned foremen into Simon Legrees, Bedaux made millions.

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