sweatshop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.

/ˈswɛtˌʃɒp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sweatshop.wav /ˈswɛtˌʃɑp/

sweatshop sweatshops sweat shop

From sweat (“to extract money, labour, etc.”, verb) + shop.

sweat factory

antisweatshop

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