claw back
Take back aggressively
To claw back is to recover something that was given or lost, typically through determined effort or legal mechanisms.
Governments claw back tax benefits from people who didn't qualify.
Companies claw back executive bonuses after misconduct.
The noun clawback refers to such a recovery provision: The contract included a clawback clause.
The image is of dragging something toward you with hooked fingers.
Regain health or possession
- reclaimTake back possession
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- retrieveGet something back
reestablish · rebuild · reconstitute · salvage · rescue · redeem · ground · momentum
Recovery of losses
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- refundMoney returned after purchase
repayment · indemnity · restitution · redress · reparation · overpayment · disgorgement · forfeiture
recover
Regain health or possession
retrieve · reestablish · rebuild · reconstitute · salvage · rescue · redeem · ground · momentum · market share
recoupment
Recovery of losses
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- compensationPayment for services rendered
refund · repayment · indemnity · restitution · redress · reparation · overpayment · disgorgement · forfeiture · penalty
rescind
Formally cancel or withdraw
retract · reverse · void · nullify · reclaim · repossess · reacquire · litigation · settlement · enforcement
grapple
Seize and fight closely
wrestle · toil · labor · clamber · scratch · scrape · inch · crawl · climb · effort
claw backfall behind
Fail to maintain pace
lose ground · slip back · regress · decline · backslide