clawback
Chinese meaning
（对已发放资金的）追回；收回
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Example
A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency's budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications.
由于美国该机构预算本已吃紧、又难以清理积压的拨款申请，如今又提议追回已拨付的科研经费。
Source: Nature
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
由动词短语 claw back（抓回）转类而来的名词
- claw（爪子；抓）+ back（往回）——由动词短语 claw back 转类为名词
Collocations
- clawback provision / clawback clause / trigger a clawback
