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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAW BACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAW BACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Claw back is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb claw back in English.

WHAT DOES CLAW BACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

claw back

Clawback

A clawback or clawback provision is a special contractual clause typically included in employment contracts by financial firms. The aim of the clause is to secure an option for an employer to limit bonuses in case of catastrophic shifts in business, such as the financial crisis of 2007–2010. The term clawbacks or claw backs can also be used to refer to any money or benefits that have been given out but need to be returned due to special circumstances, which are mentioned in a contract. The employees' bonuses are, in a clawback scheme, tied specifically to the performance of the financial product the individual may have created and/or sold as part of his or her job expecting a high profit. If the product does indeed do well over a long period of time, and permanently improves the nature of the firm, the bonuses paid to the individual are allowed to be retained by the individual. However, if the product fails, and damages the nature of the firm—even years down the line from the product's inception—then the firm has the inherent right to revoke, reclaim, or otherwise repossess some or all of the bonus amount.

Definition of claw back in the English dictionary

The first definition of claw back in the dictionary is to get back with difficulty. Other definition of claw back is to recover, esp by taxation or a penalty. Claw back is also the recovery of a sum of money, esp by taxation or a penalty.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAW BACK

PRESENT

Present
I claw back
you claw back
he/she/it claws back
we claw back
you claw back
they claw back
Present continuous
I am clawing back
you are clawing back
he/she/it is clawing back
we are clawing back
you are clawing back
they are clawing back
Present perfect
I have clawed back
you have clawed back
he/she/it has clawed back
we have clawed back
you have clawed back
they have clawed back
Present perfect continuous
I have been clawing back
you have been clawing back
he/she/it has been clawing back
we have been clawing back
you have been clawing back
they have been clawing back
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I clawed back
you clawed back
he/she/it clawed back
we clawed back
you clawed back
they clawed back
Past continuous
I was clawing back
you were clawing back
he/she/it was clawing back
we were clawing back
you were clawing back
they were clawing back
Past perfect
I had clawed back
you had clawed back
he/she/it had clawed back
we had clawed back
you had clawed back
they had clawed back
Past perfect continuous
I had been clawing back
you had been clawing back
he/she/it had been clawing back
we had been clawing back
you had been clawing back
they had been clawing back
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will claw back
you will claw back
he/she/it will claw back
we will claw back
you will claw back
they will claw back
Future continuous
I will be clawing back
you will be clawing back
he/she/it will be clawing back
we will be clawing back
you will be clawing back
they will be clawing back
Future perfect
I will have clawed back
you will have clawed back
he/she/it will have clawed back
we will have clawed back
you will have clawed back
they will have clawed back
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clawing back
you will have been clawing back
he/she/it will have been clawing back
we will have been clawing back
you will have been clawing back
they will have been clawing back
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would claw back
you would claw back
he/she/it would claw back
we would claw back
you would claw back
they would claw back
Conditional continuous
I would be clawing back
you would be clawing back
he/she/it would be clawing back
we would be clawing back
you would be clawing back
they would be clawing back
Conditional perfect
I would have claw back
you would have claw back
he/she/it would have claw back
we would have claw back
you would have claw back
they would have claw back
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clawing back
you would have been clawing back
he/she/it would have been clawing back
we would have been clawing back
you would have been clawing back
they would have been clawing back
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you claw back
we let´s claw back
you claw back
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to claw back
Past participle
clawed back
Present Participle
clawing back
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAW BACK

clavierist
clavieristic
claviform
claviger
clavigerous
clavis
Clavius
clavulate
clavus
claw
claw hammer
claw hatchet
claw off
claw setting
clawback
clawer
clawless
clawlike
claxon
clay

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAW BACK

a slap on the back
back
back to back
bounce back
fall back
fight back
get back
go back
hit back
hold back
look back
lower back
on one´s back
pat on the back
pay back
put back
set back
sit back
slap on the back
take back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of claw back in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «claw back» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
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TRANSLATION OF CLAW BACK

Find out the translation of claw back to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of claw back from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claw back» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夺回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recuperar parte
570 millions of speakers

English

claw back
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस पंजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخلب العودة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коготь назад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garra de volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নখ ফিরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

récupérer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cakar kembali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rückforderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バック爪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 발톱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cakar maneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vuốt lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகம் மீண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नखे परत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri pençe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

claw back
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odzyskanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кіготь назад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recupera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

claw back
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klou terug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

återkravs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klo tilbake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of claw back

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAW BACK»

The term «claw back» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAW BACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «claw back» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «claw back» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about claw back

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAW BACK»

Discover the use of claw back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to claw back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The African Human Rights System: Its Laws, Practice, and ...
The phrase "claw-back clauses" has been used to generally refer to those provisions of the African Charter that tend to limit some of the rights guaranteed under the Charter. They do not qualify as outright derogation clauses that are found in ...
Vincent Obisienunwo Orlu Nmehielle, 2001
2
Claw Back
Hired by a powerful financier to quickly and quietly address pressing monetary troubles, black ops veteran Silas Cade demands compensation for a deal gone bad from a hedge fund manager whose subsequent murder is traced to the serial ...
Michael Wiecek, Mike Cooper, 2012
3
Regulation of and by Pharmacists in the Netherlands and ...
In 2001 the claw-back was on average 6.82%. This brought in € 190 mln for the government. However, the bonuses and discounts actually received by pharmacists are much higher than this amount. Moreover, pharmacists have reacted to the ...
Niels Philipsen, 2003
4
Taxation of U.S. Investment Partnerships and Hedge Funds: ...
performance fees net of claw-back reimbursement by the general partner. The first and second series are appropriately described to prospective investors as indicative return series that exclude their corresponding contingent adjustments.
Navendu P. Vasavada, 2010
5
Closing the Coverage Gap: Role of Social Pensions and Other ...
The claw-back rate also has important fiscal implications. With a zero percent claw- back, which is basically the case of a universal pension that would impose the lowest distortion in the labor market, the cost of the program relative to the case ...
Robert Holzmann, David A. Robalino, Noriyuki Takayama, 2009
6
The Foundations and Future of Financial Regulation: ...
Second, we support the institution of a claw-back regime for variable remuneration that is paid. We argue that claw-back should be triggered by well- defined regulatory criteria, such as the non-performance of financial products that were ...
Mads Andenas, Iris H-Y Chiu, 2013
7
Legal Capital in Europe
Germany The claw-back rules of the sec. 129 seqq. InsO has emerged from the predecessor statute of the Insolvency Ordinance (the Bankruptcy Ordinance, Konkurs- ordnung); thereby, however, alleviating the recovering possibilities for the ...
Marcus Lutter, 2006
8
How Ottawa Spends, 1993-94: A More Democratic Canada...?
The most significant action on elderly benefits was ending the universality of the OAS by introducing a special tax or claw- back on OAS benefits in 1989. In brief, the claw-back means that Canadian seniors repay 15 cents of their OAS pension  ...
Susan D. Phillips, 1993
9
Private Equity: Fund Types, Risks and Returns, and Regulation
For instance, in order to protect the 80/20 deal, a claw-back provision will be included in the agreement that provides that an overdistribution to a GP will be clawed back to the fund and then distributed to the LPs. What triggers a claw - back ...
Douglas Cumming, 2009
10
Dental Services: Fifth Report of Session 2007-08, Vol. 3: ...
Q378 Dr Naysmith: Before we leave the UDAs, what effect do you think claw back has had on dentists who fail to meet the targets? Ms Sanderson: There are two aspects to claw back: the threat of claw back and the anxiety about and reality of  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAW BACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term claw back is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Big Brother: See the housemates trying to claw back some of the lost …
After seeing Big Brother take away more than two thirds of the prize fund, the housemates were given an opportunity to claw back some of the ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
2
U.S. Stocks Claw Back Declines; 'Everyone Thinks Everything is …
The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) is basically flat, down 0.1%, on the day after falling as much as 1.3% earlier in the session. The broad stock-market ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
3
Stocks Claw Back Despite Trouble In Europe, China; Oil Tumbles
Despite trouble in Europe and Asia, stocks clawed their way back from the morning's worst levels going into the lunch hour Monday. All three ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
4
LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Futures Claw Back Ground As …
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are set to open heavily lower Monday after the Greek people voted 'no' in the referendum over the ... «London South East, Jul 15»
5
Lib Dems claw back power from the Tories
When Vince Cable lost his seat to the Tories in the general election, it was a a victory that brought much entertainment to the Conservatives, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Jays claw back but fall short against Tigers
DETROIT - Anibal Sanchez's no-hit bid was broken up when former Detroit teammate Ezequiel Carrera lined a single to left with one out in the ... «TSN, Jul 15»
7
Essex v Australians warm-up game - Hosts claw back after Australia …
Essex frustrated the touring Australians as they slowly clawed back into the four day preparatory match between the two sides ahead of the ... «CricketMad.com, Jul 15»
8
Thomas Cook fails to claw back any of former boss's £5.6m bonus
Thomas Cook is believed to have examined whether it could claw back any of her pay, but it could not because of the wording of her contract at ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
9
UAE stocks claw back lost ground
UAE stocks advanced yesterday as emerging market bourses managed to recoup some of Monday's losses. China's Shanghai Composite ... «The National, Jun 15»
10
Brandon wins to claw back championship points
Panda Racing IN:MINI's Hamish Brandon continues to go from strength-to-strength in the Power Maxed MINI Challenge after standing atop the ... «Hawick News, Jun 15»

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