| 单词 | tommy system |
| 释义 | > as lemmastommy system tommy system n. now historical 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. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [noun] > wage-system > specific tut1800 tommy system1829 truck system1830 truck principle1837 time wage1840 time payment1852 trip system1894 tot system1926 1829 Leicester Chron. 24 Oct. The situation of the labourer, or operative, under the Tommy system. 1869 Birmingham Daily Post 8 Sept. 3/4 Another great evil in their district was the ‘tommy’ system among the chartermasters. 2014 B. Elliott Tracing Coalmining Ancestors i. 36 The truck or ‘Tommy’ system was widespread in some areas. < as lemmas |
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