[, ] () () a situation in which employees agree to accept lower wages or fewer benefits than had been agreed, usually in return for new benefits later福利归还（员工同意接受低于原定的工资或福利，通常是为了日后得到偿还）◆Workers were asked for givebacks on the wage increases they had won.工人们被要求放弃争取到的加薪，以待日后偿还。◆The airline is negotiating a giveback plan with its unions.航空公司正与工会就一项福利归还计划进行谈判。