SWEATSHOP


Meaning of SWEATSHOP in English

sweat ‧ shop /ˈswet-ʃɒp $ -ʃɑːp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a small business, factory etc where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money – used to show disapproval

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THESAURUS

▪ factory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines:

She works in a chocolate factory.

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a clothing factory

▪ plant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is produced:

Local residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant.

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a car plant

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a nuclear power plant

▪ facility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business English:

The new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area.

▪ works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing works

▪ mill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or cloth:

a paper mill

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The textile mill has been converted into luxury flats.

▪ shipyard a place where ships are built or repaired:

The vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard.

▪ foundry a factory where metal is made into things using ↑ mould s :

Mandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry.

▪ sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money:

The company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.