Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. . Literally, one who claws the back; hence, one who fawns on another; a sycophant; a wheedler.
- n. Same as back-scratcher, 1.
- Flattering.
- To fawn on; curry favor with.
Wiktionary
- n. A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly turned over to the other party, but to which the other party would not have been entitled.
- n. Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision, but which is taken from them by another tax provision.
- n. US, business Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete A flatterer or sycophant.
- adj. obsolete Flattering; sycophantic.
- v. obsolete To flatter.
WordNet 3.0
- n. finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way
Etymologies
- claw + back (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The term clawback'' is bandied about more these days because of the preponderance of Ponzi schemes that have collapsed in recent years.”
“In the language of failed businesses, those calls are termed a "clawback" effort.”
“(But never any suggestion of "clawback" -- or getting back the profits that were made while creating the catastrophe.)”
The Huffington Post: Dave Johnson: Finance, Mine, Oil & Debt Disasters: THIS Is Deregulation
“Securities & Exchange Commission, the firm's board of directors on Dec. 18 adopted an executive incentive compensation recovery - or "clawback" - policy.”
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal
“The clawback is the latest development in a trading scandal that continues to ripple through UBS.”
“The bankruptcy trustee, however, filed a so-called clawback lawsuit against the bank that sought return of the money as ill-gotten gains.”
“Moreover, if demand from Hong Kong retail investors exceed certain levels, a rule known as a clawback requires that they be given a greater percentage of the offering.”
“Mr. Becker's involvement potentially influenced whether investors who got money out of the Madoff operation before it was exposed could be shielded from so-called "clawback" lawsuits brought by those liquidating the Madoff estate.”
“To return money to investors who lost money, the trustee has filed so-called "clawback" suits against many "net winners"- people who got more out of Madoff accounts than they put in.”
The Washington Post: House Republicans press SEC on official's ties to Madoff
“Mr. Picard must file any so-called clawback lawsuits by December, the two-year anniversary of Mr. Madoff's arrest and the filing of regulatory proceedings against him.”
The Wall Street Journal: Madoff Investors Brace for Lawsuits
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
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Solipsistic Stew
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Words of the Times
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Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
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money money money
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john “But now, with a public backlash against excessive pay and taxpayer lifelines extended to crippled companies, the idea of recouping compensation, known as “clawback,�? is gaining traction.�?
The New York Times, After Losses, a Move to Reclaim Executives’ Pay, by Gretchen Morgenson, February 21, 2009 Feb 22, 2009