English dictionary
lockout
/'l/A/k,/AU/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.
Source: webster1913