sweatshop
[ swet-shop ]
/ ˈswɛtˌʃɒp /
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noun
a shop, small factory, or other workplace employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
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Words nearby sweatshop
sweat of one's brow, sweat out, sweatpants, sweats, sweatshirt, sweatshop, sweat sock, sweat suit, sweatweed, sweaty, Swed.
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British Dictionary definitions for sweatshop
sweatshop
/ (ˈswɛtˌʃɒp) /
noun
a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages
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Cultural definitions for sweatshop
sweatshop
A small factory or shop in which employees are poorly paid and work under adverse conditions. Sweatshops were especially common in the garment industry during the early twentieth century.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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