sweat shop

[swet-shop]

sweat·shop

[swet-shop]
noun
a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.

Origin:
1865–70; sweat + shop
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sweat-shop definition


  1. n.
    a workplace where employees work long hours for low pay in poor conditions. : The bank manager is unfair! I've been a teller in this sweat-shop for thirteen years, and I've never had a new carpet in my office.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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