slave labor

slave la·bor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleyv ley-ber]
- /sleɪv ˈleɪ bər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleyv ley-ber]
- /sleɪv ˈleɪ bər/

Definitions of slave labor words

noun slave labor persons, especially a large group, performing labor under duress or threats, as prisoners in a concentration camp; a labor force of slaves or slavelike prisoners. 1
noun slave labor labor done by slaves. 1
noun slave labor any coerced or poorly remunerated work: Typing at that salary is slave labor. 1
uncountable noun slave labor Slave labor refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. 0
uncountable noun slave labor If people work very hard for long hours for very little money, you can refer to it as slave labor. 0

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Origin of slave labor

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Slave labor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slave labor

slave labor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% 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.

slave labor usage trend in Literature

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