claw back

klɔː bæk

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of claw back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

recoveryrecover something lost with great effort

The government aims to claw back the funds.

reclaim

retrieve

finance

TECH.

get back money through taxation or penalty

TECH.

The company had to claw back bonuses after the audit.

recover

retrieve

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Expressions with claw

claw one's way

move forward with great effort, often through difficulty

She had to claw her way to the top.

fight tooth and claw

struggle fiercely and determinedly

She had to fight tooth and claw to get her rights.

red in tooth and claw

exp.

so driven by animal instincts as to kill defenseless prey daily

The ecosystem is red in tooth and claw, with predators hunting constantly.

claw at something

scratch or tear something with claws or fingernails

The cat began to claw at the curtains.

claw clip

hair accessory used to hold hair in place

She used a claw clip to style her hair into an updo.

claw machine

arcade game with a claw to grab prizes

I won a teddy bear from the claw machine.

Examples of claw back in a sentence

The company managed to claw back its market share.
Governments may claw back subsidies if conditions are not met.
The bank decided to claw back funds due to the breach of contract.

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French:récupérer, ...
German:zurückholen, zurückfordern, ...
Italian:recuperare, ...
Spanish:recuperar, ...
Portuguese:recuperar, ...
Chinese:收回, 追回, ...
Japanese:取り戻す, 徴収する, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَعَادَ بِجُهْدٍ كَبِيرٍ, اِسْتَرَدَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲזִיר בְּמַאֲמָץ, לִגְבּוֹת בַּחֲזָרָה, ...
Russian:возвращать, изъять, ...
Ukrainian:повернути, стягувати, ...
Hindi:वापस हासिल करना, वसूल करना, ...
Bengali:পুনরুদ্ধার করা, ফেরত নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:recuperar, reclamar, ...
Czech:získat zpět, vymoci zpět, ...
Danish:tilbagevinde, kræve tilbage, ...
Dutch:terugvorderen, terugkrijgen, ...
Greek:ανακτώ, αναζητώ, ...
Hungarian:visszaszerezni, visszakövetelni, ...
Khmer:ដណ្តើមយកមកវិញ, ទាមទារប្រាក់មកវិញ, ...
Korean:회수하다, 환수하다, ...
Persian:بازپس گرفتن, مسترد کردن, ...
Polish:odzyskać, ...
Portuguese (BR):recuperar, ...
Romanian:a recupera, a revendica, ...
Swedish:återta, återkräva, ...
Thai:กู้คืน, เรียกเงินคืน, ...
Turkish:geri almak, tahsil etmek, ...
Vietnamese:giành lại, truy thu, ...

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