LOCK-OUT


Meaning of LOCK-OUT in English

(~s)

Note: in AM, use 'lockout'

A ~ is a situation in which employers close a place of work and prevent workers from entering it until the workers accept the employer’s new proposals on pay or conditions of work. (BUSINESS)

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