ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun
1. : an arrangement whereby industrial activities are carried out by a contractor intermediary between the manufacturer or entrepreneur and the workers
2. : the system of selling to a contractor at a fixed sum per unit of time the labor of convicts to be performed within a prison under prison discipline with the contractor supervising the work and furnishing the materials — compare convict labor system , lease system