sweatshop

sweat·shop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swet-shop]
- /ˈswɛtˌʃɒp/
- /ˈswet.ʃɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet-shop]
- /ˈswɛtˌʃɒp/

Definitions of sweatshop word

noun sweatshop a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions. 1
noun sweatshop factory that exploits workers 1
countable noun sweatshop If you describe a small factory as a sweatshop, you mean that many people work there in poor conditions for low pay. 0
noun sweatshop a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages 0
noun sweatshop a shop where employees work long hours at low wages under poor working conditions 0

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Origin of sweatshop

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 Sweatshop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweatshop

sweatshop 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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Synonyms for sweatshop

noun sweatshop

factory — a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
gym — a gymnasium.
gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
manufactory — a factory.

All 7 Synonyms of sweatshop