English Explanatory Dictionary

peshgi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of debt bondage where an advance loan by the employer is to be repaid by bonded labour

Word forms

peshgi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani पेशगी (peśgī) / پیشْگی (peśgī, “advance”).

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