sweetheart contract
sweet·heart con·tract
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sweet-hahrt noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 kon-trakt]
- /ˈswitˌhɑrt noun, adjective, verb 15–17, 21, 22 ˈkɒn trækt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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