CLAW BACK


Meaning of CLAW BACK in English

transitive verb

( -s )

chiefly Britain : to get back (as money) by strenuous or forceful means (as taxation)

increases for farm spending … will have to be clawed back — Economist

• clawback ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun chiefly Britain

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.