claw back

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency.

Japanese Meaning

政府や公式機関などが、失われたものや不正に取得された利益を、努力して再び取り戻す、回収する。

After the audit revealed improper subsidies, the agency moved to claw back the funds from the developers.

監査で不適切な助成金が明らかになった後、当局は開発業者から資金を回収する措置を取った。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency.

I was initially refused a refund, but eventually managed to claw back part of the money.

claws back

（ present singular third-person ）

clawing back

（ participle present ）

clawed back

（ participle past ）

clawed back

（ past ）