stretchout

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A form of stretch-out — A practice of industrial operation, especially in the textile industry, by which workers are required to do additional work without a proportional increase in wages.

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Meanings

nounstretchout (plural stretchouts)

plural stretchouts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stretch-out.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stretch limousine

Origin

Deverbal from stretch out.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outstretch
Cite this entry
APA

stretchout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchout

MLA

“stretchout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretchout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchout.

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