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单词 giveback
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Definition of giveback in English:

giveback

noun ˈɡɪvbakˈɡivbak
North American
  • An agreement by workers to surrender benefits and conditions previously agreed in return for new concessions or awards.

    〈北美〉福利归还约定(指工人为换取资方新的让步或奖励而放弃先前约定的福利和条件)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In return for these givebacks, the company offered only a 9 percent pay increase over three years.
    • Under the four-year agreement, teachers will get 15% raises - but in exchange for givebacks, including working a longer day and a longer year.
    • He called on the machinists to immediately begin negotiating on demands for $263 million in givebacks; the union says it has offered $100 million.
    • That amounts to more than 421 million vacation days when all U.S. workers are taken into consideration, a giveback worth almost $54 billion.
    • And, while there have been givebacks, labor and labor costs can still slow changes the airlines want to make.
    • The votes of airline workers on the givebacks will by counted by January 5.
    • Workers were told that enormous givebacks were necessary in order to keep the company solvent.
    • He's also aiming for budget cuts and labor givebacks to save $1.7 billion next year and wants an extra $600 million in state and federal aid - though he'll probably get only a fraction of that.
    • Workers overwhelmingly rejected the giveback and the union has threatened a strike on July 25 if no agreement is reached.
    • It is also reportedly considering the establishment of a two-tier system of employee benefits, cuts in dental and optical benefits for city workers, and other givebacks.
    • Transit officials insist that the union givebacks are essential for its financial well-being.
    • That's on top of $2.5 billion in givebacks in 2003.
    • Management is seeking sweeping demands for increased workloads, wage and benefit concessions and other givebacks.
    • The daycare workers rejected the last offer precisely because the city was demanding more in givebacks in vacation cuts and health-care benefits than it was offering in a raise.
    • For one thing, public sector workers have no fear of international competition and little fear of layoffs, givebacks and other concerns that private sector workers, especially in manufacturing, must deal with today.
    • There could have been givebacks and rights increases if necessary.
    • More layoffs may be in store, he said, and those workers unable to stomach additional givebacks should look for new jobs.
    • The only holdout could be the mechanics union, which has put up the most resistance to more givebacks, Masters said.
    • These include substandard pay and benefits for new-hires, drastic givebacks in health and pension benefits, reductions in premium pay, and the gutting of work rules.
    • What, though, will workers get for the latest round of givebacks?
    Synonyms
    give back, return, restore, pay back, repay, hand over, give up, surrender, relinquish, deliver, turn over, yield, cede

Definition of giveback in US English:

giveback

nounˈɡivbak
North American
  • An agreement by workers to surrender benefits and conditions previously agreed in return for new concessions or awards.

    〈北美〉福利归还约定(指工人为换取资方新的让步或奖励而放弃先前约定的福利和条件)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • More layoffs may be in store, he said, and those workers unable to stomach additional givebacks should look for new jobs.
    • Transit officials insist that the union givebacks are essential for its financial well-being.
    • There could have been givebacks and rights increases if necessary.
    • He called on the machinists to immediately begin negotiating on demands for $263 million in givebacks; the union says it has offered $100 million.
    • He's also aiming for budget cuts and labor givebacks to save $1.7 billion next year and wants an extra $600 million in state and federal aid - though he'll probably get only a fraction of that.
    • Management is seeking sweeping demands for increased workloads, wage and benefit concessions and other givebacks.
    • It is also reportedly considering the establishment of a two-tier system of employee benefits, cuts in dental and optical benefits for city workers, and other givebacks.
    • These include substandard pay and benefits for new-hires, drastic givebacks in health and pension benefits, reductions in premium pay, and the gutting of work rules.
    • Under the four-year agreement, teachers will get 15% raises - but in exchange for givebacks, including working a longer day and a longer year.
    • Workers were told that enormous givebacks were necessary in order to keep the company solvent.
    • That's on top of $2.5 billion in givebacks in 2003.
    • For one thing, public sector workers have no fear of international competition and little fear of layoffs, givebacks and other concerns that private sector workers, especially in manufacturing, must deal with today.
    • That amounts to more than 421 million vacation days when all U.S. workers are taken into consideration, a giveback worth almost $54 billion.
    • In return for these givebacks, the company offered only a 9 percent pay increase over three years.
    • The votes of airline workers on the givebacks will by counted by January 5.
    • The only holdout could be the mechanics union, which has put up the most resistance to more givebacks, Masters said.
    • And, while there have been givebacks, labor and labor costs can still slow changes the airlines want to make.
    • Workers overwhelmingly rejected the giveback and the union has threatened a strike on July 25 if no agreement is reached.
    • What, though, will workers get for the latest round of givebacks?
    • The daycare workers rejected the last offer precisely because the city was demanding more in givebacks in vacation cuts and health-care benefits than it was offering in a raise.
    Synonyms
    give back, return, restore, pay back, repay, hand over, give up, surrender, relinquish, deliver, turn over, yield, cede
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