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- DictionaryLock·out/ˈläˌkout/
noun
- 1. the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to: "the union took strike action and management responded with a lockout"
The meaning of LOCKOUT is the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees.
the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms. The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a plant by an employer during a labor dispute.
an occasion when an employer stops workers from entering the place they work in because of a disagreement about working conditions, pay, etc.: A contract agreement would end the company's lockout of nearly 500 union garbage haulers.
A lockout is a company's response to workers who are disputing conditions or planning a strike. During a lockout, managers don't allow workers to come to work until they agree to the company's terms of employment. A lockout is sort of the opposite of a strike.
A lockout is a situation in which employers close a place of work and prevent workers from entering it until the workers accept the employer's new proposals on pay or conditions of work.
Define lockout. lockout synonyms, lockout pronunciation, lockout translation, English dictionary definition of lockout. n. The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a workplace by an employer during a labor dispute.
Definition of lockout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (tr, adverb) 1. to prevent from entering by locking a door. 2. to prevent ( employees) from working during an industrial dispute, as by closing a factory. noun lockout. 3. the closing of a place of employment by an employer, in order to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms. Collins English Dictionary.
Lockout definition: The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a workplace by an employer during a labor dispute.
/lɑk aʊt/ /lɒk aʊt/ IPA guide. Other forms: locked out; locking out; locks out. When companies lock out workers, they make it impossible for them to do their jobs, usually for a short period of time. Employers do this as a reaction to a strike or while a contract is being negotiated.
