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bonded labor vs slavery

slavery vs bonded labor

bonded labor and slavery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bonded labor Yes No No No
slavery Yes No No No
As nouns, slavery is a hypernym of bonded labor; that is, slavery is a word with a broader meaning than bonded labor:
  • bonded labor: a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States
  • slavery: the state of being under the control of another person
Other hypernyms of bonded labor include bondage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom.
bonded labor (noun) slavery (noun)
a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
the practice of owning slaves
the state of being under the control of another person
Difference between bonded labor and slavery

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