STRETCH-OUT


Meaning of STRETCH-OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrech-ˌau̇t ]

noun

Date: 1930

1. : a system of industrial operation in which workers are required to do extra work with slight or with no additional pay

2. : the act of stretching out : the state of being stretched out

3. : an economizing measure that spreads a limited quantity over a larger field than originally intended: as

a. : a slackening of production schedules so that a quantity of goods will be produced over a longer period than initially planned

b. : a restructuring of a loan repayment schedule over an extended period of time

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.