"liftout" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: liftouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from lift out. Head templates: {{en-noun}} liftout (plural liftouts)
  1. (business) The practice of luring a whole team of employees away from a competitor and hiring them oneself.
    Sense id: en-liftout-en-noun-2uu~taJV Categories (other): Business Topics: business
  2. (typography) A quotation taken from the main text and given special visual treatment. Synonyms: pullout, pull quote
    Sense id: en-liftout-en-noun-gSQzqT1W Categories (other): Typography, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 30 57 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 65 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 69 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 72 5 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  3. A rescue by means of aircraft.
    Sense id: en-liftout-en-noun-vvj9WuQa Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 20 31 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: liftoff, liftup, poaching [business]

Inflected forms

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