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featherbedding

feath·er·bed·ding
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feth -er-bed-ing]
    • /ˈfɛð ərˌbɛd ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feth -er-bed-ing]
    • /ˈfɛð ərˌbɛd ɪŋ/

Definitions of featherbedding word

  • noun featherbedding the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute: Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives. 1
  • noun featherbedding Present participle of featherbed. 1
  • noun featherbedding employment of more workers than needed 1
  • noun featherbedding the practice of limiting production, duplicating work, or overmanning, esp in accordance with a union contract, in order to prevent redundancies or create jobs 0
  • noun featherbedding the practice of limiting output or requiring extra workers, as by union contract, in order to provide more jobs and prevent unemployment 0
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Origin of featherbedding

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; feather + bedding

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Parts of speech for Featherbedding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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featherbedding popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for featherbedding

verb featherbedding

  • coast — The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
  • diddle — If someone diddles you, they take money from you dishonestly or unfairly.
  • doodle — a small pile of hay; haystack.
  • fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
  • hang around — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
All 48 Synonyms of featherbedding

Antonyms for featherbedding

verb featherbedding

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Top questions with featherbedding

  • what is featherbedding?

Related words

  • taft-hartley act

    an act of the U.S. Congress (1947) that supersedes but continues most of the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and that, in addition, provides for an eighty-day injunction against strikes that endanger public health and safety and bans closed shops, featherbedding, secondary boycotts, jurisdictional strikes, and certain other union practices.
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