What does lock out mean?

lock out means "prevent employees from working during a strike".

Is lock out a common word?

lock out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Lock out — meaning and definition

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1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
prevent employees from working during a strike
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What does lock out mean?: lock out means "prevent employees from working during a strike".
Is lock out a common word?: lock out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lock out come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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