sweatshop
[ swet-shop ]
/ ˈswɛtˌʃɒp /
noun
a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
Words nearby sweatshop
sweating sickness,
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sweatpants,
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sweatweed,
sweaty,
swed.,
swede,
sweden
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British Dictionary definitions for sweat-shop
sweatshop
/ (ˈswɛtˌʃɒp) /
noun
a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages
Cultural definitions for sweat-shop
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.