Also in agricultural work (in s.w. counties).
| 单词 | θ220698 |
| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [noun] > wage-system > specific (8) tut1800 Also in agricultural work (in s.w. counties). tommy system1829 the system or practice of paying wages in goods or vouchers instead of money; = truck system n. at truck, n.1 compounds 1a; cf. sense 5a. truck system1830 truck principle1837 time wage1840 a wage paid on the basis of time worked, rather than the amount of work done. time payment1852 (a) payment on the basis of time worked; a payment made on this basis; (b) payment by instalments; a payment made on this basis. trip system1894 a system of payment of men in charge of a train, omnibus, or the like by the trip or journey. tot system1926 a system of paying agricultural workers, esp. in vine-growing districts, part of their wages in ‘tots’ (usually mugs) of wine. |
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