Definition of lockout Lockout

/lɑˈkawˌt/ - [lakawt] - lock•out

We found 6 definitions of lockout from 4 different sources.

What does lockout mean?

Plural: lockouts

lockout - a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

opposition, resistance a body of people united in opposing something

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lockout (Noun)
The opposite of a strike, a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
lockout (Noun)
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
lockout (Noun)
A situation where the system is not responding to input.

lockout (n.)
The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.