WALKOUT


Meaning of WALKOUT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: walk out

1.

a. : strike II 7a

b. : an informal or unauthorized strike

2.

a. : the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval

recriminations, walkouts, border clashes … may accompany the United Nations consideration of this question — L.E.Browne

b. : continued absence from the meetings of an organization as an expression of disapproval

a new effort last week to end Russia's walkout and the U.N. stalemate — Time

3.

a. : a prospective customer that leaves a store without making a purchase

b. : the departure of a prospective customer from a store without making a purchase

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