lockout

[ lok-out ]

/ ˈlɒkˌaʊt /

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noun

the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.

Origin of lockout

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase lock out

Words nearby lockout

locking plate, locking pliers, lockjaw, lock nut, lock on to, lockout, lockpick, Lockport, lock rail, lockram, lock seam

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Example sentences from the Web for lockout

Matters escalated from there, with threats of a strike and a lockout making headlines throughout the summer.
Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s Insane Year|Shawn E. Milnes|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That figure represents the serious cut that the players took to settle the 2011 lockout, when it was slashed from 57 percent.
2014 NBA Preview: Skinny LeBron and the Racist Ghost of Donald Sterling|Robert Silverman|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Local businesses that rely on the traffic generated by hockey games are feeling the effects of the lockout.
Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact|Miranda Green|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The lockout may not put a crimp in the day of the typical sports fan.
Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact|Miranda Green|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And a shocking number of people spend the night in hotels, so [the lockout] is really a big impact for those businesses.
Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact|Miranda Green|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Lockout, the exclusion of workmen from a factory by the employer to bring them to terms which they decline to accept.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
This lockout is the turning point in the history of trade unionism in England.
Twentieth Century Socialism|Edmond Kelly
It has been customary to set the lockout over against the strike as being of equal importance, but this is not the truth.
Socialism As It Is|William English Walling
No more were they worried by slack times, strike and lockout, and the union label.
The Iron Heel|Jack London
To attain their end these associations made liberal use of the lockout, the blacklist, and armed guards and detectives.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman

British Dictionary definitions for lockout

lock out

verb (tr, adverb)

to prevent from entering by locking a door

to prevent (employees) from working during an industrial dispute, as by closing a factory

noun lockout

the closing of a place of employment by an employer, in order to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with lockout

lock out

Keep out, prevent from entering. For example, Karen was so angry at her brother that she locked him out of the house. [Late 1500s] Shakespeare had it in The Comedy of Errors (4:1): “For locking me out of my doors by day.”

Withhold work from employees during a labor dispute, as in The company threatened to lock out the strikers permanently. [Mid-1800s]

Cultural definitions for lockout

lockout

The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a plant by an employer during a labor dispute.

单词	lockout
释义	lockout [ lok-out ] / ˈlɒkˌaʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lockout ON THESAURUS.COM noun the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms. Origin of lockout First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase lock out Words nearby lockout locking plate, locking pliers, lockjaw, lock nut, lock on to, lockout, lockpick, Lockport, lock rail, lockram, lock seam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lockout Matters escalated from there, with threats of a strike and a lockout making headlines throughout the summer. Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s Insane Year\|Shawn E. Milnes\|November 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That figure represents the serious cut that the players took to settle the 2011 lockout, when it was slashed from 57 percent. 2014 NBA Preview: Skinny LeBron and the Racist Ghost of Donald Sterling\|Robert Silverman\|October 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Local businesses that rely on the traffic generated by hockey games are feeling the effects of the lockout. Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact\|Miranda Green\|December 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The lockout may not put a crimp in the day of the typical sports fan. Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact\|Miranda Green\|December 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And a shocking number of people spend the night in hotels, so [the lockout] is really a big impact for those businesses. Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact\|Miranda Green\|December 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Lockout, the exclusion of workmen from a factory by the employer to bring them to terms which they decline to accept. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood This lockout is the turning point in the history of trade unionism in England. Twentieth Century Socialism\|Edmond Kelly It has been customary to set the lockout over against the strike as being of equal importance, but this is not the truth. Socialism As It Is\|William English Walling No more were they worried by slack times, strike and lockout, and the union label. The Iron Heel\|Jack London To attain their end these associations made liberal use of the lockout, the blacklist, and armed guards and detectives. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States\|Selig Perlman British Dictionary definitions for lockout lock out verb (tr, adverb) to prevent from entering by locking a door to prevent (employees) from working during an industrial dispute, as by closing a factory noun lockout the closing of a place of employment by an employer, in order to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lockout lock out 1 Keep out, prevent from entering. For example, Karen was so angry at her brother that she locked him out of the house. [Late 1500s] Shakespeare had it in The Comedy of Errors (4:1): “For locking me out of my doors by day.” 2 Withhold work from employees during a labor dispute, as in The company threatened to lock out the strikers permanently. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lockout closure, interruption, layoff, blockage, shutdown, cutoff, walkout, gridlock, embargo, omission, rejection, veto, refusal, prohibition, removal, eviction, segregation, separation, discharge, elimination Cultural definitions for lockout lockout The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a plant by an employer during a labor dispute. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lockout

noun

Origin of lockout

Words nearby lockout

Example sentences from the Web for lockout

British Dictionary definitions for lockout

verb (tr, adverb)

noun lockout

Idioms and Phrases with lockout

Words related to lockout

Cultural definitions for lockout