Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slave labour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: slave labour
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Using slaves to do work

British usage; Uncountable

noun

The employment of workers for meagre pay to do tedious tasks.

British usage; Uncountable

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

slave labor (alternative)

Questions

What does slave labour mean?: Using slaves to do work

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