Definition of "sweatshop" [sweatshop]

• A shop or factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under poor conditions. (noun)

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• "To these people, unbelievable as it sounds to us spoiled Western civilization kids, the sweatshop is a positive force in their lives."
• "After consulting Webster's Dictionary, I discovered that "sweatshop" is in fact part of standard English, and not slang."
• "It sounds harsh, but the worst sweatshop is probably a lot better than what most Haitians have at present."