noun
Meaning 1
Using slaves to do work
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
slave labour
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noun
Meaning 2
The employment of workers for meagre pay to do tedious tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, figuratively, uncountable
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: slavearbejde — work performed by slaves
- German: Sklavenarbeit — work performed by slaves
- Irish: sclábhaíocht — work performed by slaves
- Malayalam: അടിമവേല (aṭimavēla) — work performed by slaves
- Malayalam: അടിമപ്പണി (aṭimappaṇi) — work performed by slaves
- Norwegian Bokmål: slavearbeid — work performed by slaves
- Norwegian Nynorsk: slavearbeid — work performed by slaves
- Danish: slavearbejde — hard work for meagre pay
- Malayalam: അടിമപ്പണി (aṭimappaṇi) — hard work for meagre pay
- Norwegian Bokmål: slavearbeid — hard work for meagre pay
- Norwegian Nynorsk: slavearbeid — hard work for meagre pay