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  2. LOCKOUT definition: 1. an occasion when an employer prevents workers from entering their place of work until they agree…. Learn more.

    • Locket

      LOCKET definition: 1. a small piece of jewellery that opens...

    • LOCK SOMEONE OUT

      to make it impossible for someone to use a computer system,...

  3. A lock-out is a situation in which employers close a place of work and prevent workers from entering it until the workers accept the employer's new proposals on pay or conditions of work. [ business ]

  4. The meaning of LOCKOUT is the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees.

  5. A lockout is generally an attempt to enforce specific terms of employment upon a group of employees during a dispute. It is often used to force unionized workers to accept new conditions, such as lower wages.

  6. to make it impossible for someone to use a computer system, electronic device, etc.: When someone is fired they are immediately locked out of the network. If you enter the wrong password too many times, the phone locks you out. Some parts of the system are locked out so they can't be accessed by mistake.

  7. A lockout is a company's response to workers who are disputing conditions or planning a strike. During a lockout, managers don't allow workers to come to work until they agree to the company's terms of employment.

  8. the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms. The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a plant by an employer during a labor dispute.