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
to get something again that you had lost such as power, especially gradually and with difficulty
Although bonus money is accrued during the course of the year, it can be clawed back again by the bank if the fourth quarter proves especially tough.
But there are ways you can claw back some of that cash.
Families on middle incomes will be particularly heavily hit as the government tries to claw back money from higher education.
First, companies may be able to claw back large retrospective claims.
How will the money be clawed back?
How's he going to claw back?
If the repossessed property is sold at a loss, the lender will claw back money from the Treasury.
It may seem a neat way to claw back a few votes, but whether it actually addresses the underlying problems is less clear.
Just imagine how much they would net if they managed to claw back ALL the money stashed in illegal accounts around the world.
Money should be clawed back and transferred to the secondary schools where the children move to pay for extra support, a book published today says.
Some of the money can be clawed back by more efficient purchasing.
Suppliers cannot claw back payments that go back more than 12 months.
That way they claw back some of their losses.
The council has told universities that ministers may claw back money for existing places if student numbers do not rise as expected.
The way they clawed back an eight-point deficit with only six matches to play last season is also fresh in the memory.
There is no statutory right for an employer to claw back this money.
We spell out 10 ways to claw back this lost income.
You do not need to pay a claims management company to help you claw back money spent on mis-sold PPI.
You're not going to claw back that lead.
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