lockout
/ˈlɒkaʊt/noun
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तालाबंदी
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noun
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[C]
a situation when an employer closes a factory or business and refuses to let workers in until they accept particular conditions
तालाबंदी
- The management declared a lockout after weeks of protests by the workers.
- The lockout at the jute mill lasted for three months.
?Which word?
Do not confuse a lockout (when an employer refuses to let workers in) and a strike (when workers refuse to work).
Lockout (जब मालिक कर्मचारियों को काम पर आने से रोक देता है) और strike (जब कर्मचारी काम करने से इनकार करते हैं) में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
The noun is lockout, but the phrasal verb is lock out, as in 'The workers were locked out'.
Noun lockout है, पर phrasal verb lock out है, जैसे 'The workers were locked out'।