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Definition claw back in British English

claw back phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to get something again that you had lost such as power, especially gradually and with difficulty

Synonyms and related words
get back recover win back
1.1

if a government or company claws back money after losing it, it gets it again, for example by making people pay higher taxes or charging higher prices

Synonyms and related words
1099 after tax allowance
Definition claw back in British English