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a) Using slaves to do workb) The employment of workers for small amounts of money to do tedious tasks.
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slave labour — BrE slave labor AmE n [U] 1.) work done by slaves, or the people who do this work 2.) informal work for which you are paid an unfairly small amount of money … Dictionary of contemporary English
slave labour — ► NOUN ▪ labour which is coerced and inadequately rewarded … English terms dictionary
slave labour — noun (the work of) people employed as slaves (lit and figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑slave … Useful english dictionary
slave labour — (in AM, use slave labor) 1) N UNCOUNT Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle... The report alleges that thousands of people have been forced into slave labour by … English dictionary
slave labour — BrE,, slave labor AmE noun (U) 1 informal work for which you are paid an unreasonably small amount of money: 2 an hour! That s slave labour! 2 work done by slaves or the people who do this work: The Pyramids were largely built by slave labour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slave labour — UK / US noun [uncountable] a) hard work that is done by people who are forced to work for no money or for very little money b) the people that do this kind of work The company denies using slave labour … English dictionary
slave labour — /sleɪv ˈleɪbə/ (say slayv laybuh) noun 1. work performed by slaves. 2. persons working under duress considered collectively, as prisoners in concentration camps or labour camps. 3. Colloquial work considered as very badly paid. Also, slave labor …
slave labour — noun labour which is coerced and inadequately rewarded … English new terms dictionary
Slave-labour — work considered as very badly paid … Dictionary of Australian slang
slave-labour — Australian Slang work considered as very badly paid … English dialects glossary
