contract system

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Definition of contract system in English English dictionary

The sweating system

The system of employing convicts by selling their labor (to be performed inside the prison) at a fixed price per day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the prison to superintend the work

Hyphenation

con·tract sys·tem

Turkish pronunciation

kınträkt sîstım

Pronunciation

/kənˈtrakt ˈsəstəm/ /kənˈtrækt ˈsɪstəm/