sweat-shop

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet shop]
- /swɛt ʃɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet shop]
- /swɛt ʃɒp/

Definition of sweat-shop word

noun sweat-shop a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions. 1

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Origin of sweat-shop

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; sweat + shop

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Parts of speech for Sweat-shop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweat-shop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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