| 释义 |
giveback, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.|ˈgɪvbæk|
[f. vbl. phr. to give back (see give v. 55).]
In industrial relations, a surrendering of benefits won during earlier bargaining, often in return for new concessions or awards; something surrendered in this way; loosely, a concession. Usu. in pl.
1978N.Y. Times 26 Mar. 1/2 New York City and its Transit Authority are both demanding givebacks to compensate for pay increases sought by their unions. 1982Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 14 Many other companies hit by recession..will press workers for so-called ‘givebacks’. 1983Harvard Business Rev. July/Aug. 146 (heading) It pays to know your way through the government maze of give-backs, grants, tax holidays, and subsidies. 1990Newsweek 6 Aug. 47/3 The political benefits of the givebacks are questionable. Voters could see it as just another cynical use of money, this time to buy respectability. |