Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agency shop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: agen-cy shop
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place of employment in which a union receives dues or the equivalent for all employees excluding management, and bargains for all such employees whether or not they are members of the union.

Inflected Forms

agency shops (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

closed shop open shop union shop

Questions

What does agency shop mean?: A place of employment in which a union receives dues or the equivalent for all employees excluding management, and bargains for all such employees whether or not they are members of the union.

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