clawed back
Took back gradually
Clawed back is the past tense of claw back, meaning to recover something that was lost or given away, typically through determined effort or legal mechanism.
In business and finance, it often refers to reclaiming money already paid out, such as bonuses from executives after poor performance or misconduct: The company clawed back $2 million in executive compensation after the scandal.
The phrase suggests retrieval that requires struggle, like an animal using its claws to pull something toward itself.
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- regainedRecovered after loss
- recoveredReturned to normal state
- restoredReturned to original condition
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
fought for · refund · tax refund · forfeiture · comeback · reimbursement · clawback · executive compensation · restitution · settlement · enforcement · resurgence · redemption · rebate · rally · rebound · revival · repayment
clawed backsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
relinquished · forfeited · ceded · gave up · handed over
clawed backfreely given
clawed backlost
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forfeited · squandered · frittered away · let slip · gave away
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