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sweetheart contract

sweet·heart con·tract
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-hahrt noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 kon-trakt]
    • /ˈswitˌhɑrt noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 ˈkɒn trækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-hahrt noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 kon-trakt]
    • /ˈswitˌhɑrt noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 ˈkɒn trækt/

Definitions of sweetheart contract words

  • noun sweetheart contract a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers. 1
  • noun sweetheart contract a contract arranged by collusion between union officials and an employer with terms disadvantageous to union members 0
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Origin of sweetheart contract

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Sweetheart contract

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sweetheart contract popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% 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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