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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.

Etymology

Origin of stretchout

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

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