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wage theft

wage theft noun: the illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee.

Noun

wage theft (uncountable)

  1. The illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee.

Questions about wage theft

What does wage theft mean?
Wage theft means the illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee.
What part of speech is wage theft?
Wage theft is a noun.

Words near wage theft in the dictionary

  1. wage slave
  2. wage slavery
  3. wage slaves
  4. wage stop
  5. wage stops
  6. wage theft
  7. wage thief
  8. wage thieves
  9. wage-cuck
  10. wage-cucks
  11. wage-earner

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