stretchout

stretch·out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strech-out]
- /ˈstrɛtʃˌaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strech-out]
- /ˈstrɛtʃˌaʊt/

Definitions of stretchout word

noun stretchout a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota. 1
noun stretchout a method of labor management by which employees do additional work without a commensurate increase in wages. 1
noun stretchout a practice, as within a company or industry, in which 0
noun stretchout workers are required to do more work with little or no increase in pay 0
noun stretchout the time scheduled for producing a given output is extended 0

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Origin of stretchout

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Stretchout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stretchout

stretchout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

stretchout usage trend in Literature

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