bonded labor
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bonded labor — noun a practice in which employers give high interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States • Hypernyms: ↑bondage, ↑slavery, ↑thrall, ↑thralldom, ↑thraldom … Useful english dictionary
bonded labour — ˌbonded ˈlabour 8 [bonded labour bonded labourer] (especially US ˌbonded ˈlabor) noun uncountable forced work for an employer for a fixed time without being paid, often as a way o … Useful english dictionary
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