كيف تنطق "lockout"

word

ˈɫɑˌkaʊt

LAH-kowt

lˈɒkaʊt

LOK-owt

التعريف

A lockout is when an employer closes the workplace or stops work to pressure workers, often during a labor dispute.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫɑˌkaʊt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɒkaʊt

أمريكي

LAH-kowt

بريطاني

LOK-owt

The factory announced a lockout because of the labor dispute.

Workers returned after the two-week lockout ended.

The company used a lockout to force new contract terms.

During the last lockout, staff didn't get paid for nearly a month.