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claw back

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claw back
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to get back (something) with difficulty
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to recover (a sum of money), esp by taxation or a penalty
n clawback
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the recovery of a sum of money, esp by taxation or a penalty
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the sum so recovered
Translations
? claw back
vt sep (taxman etc)sich (dat)zurückholen


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Meanwhile, the Astros are desperately trying to claw back into contention in the National League Central.
The OST credit, the National Child Benefit Supplement have been of value to low income working families but of no value to families dependent upon social assistance because most provinces claw back these amounts when calculating welfare payments.
Even as Enron's directors try to claw back money from various parties, the tendency in a case so large is to ignore small claimants.
 
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