"debt bondage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: debt bondages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} debt bondage (countable and uncountable, plural debt bondages)
  1. A condition similar to slavery where people are unable to control their lives or their work due to unpaid debts. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Slavery Synonyms: bonded labour [Britain], indenture Related terms: bankruptcy Translations (condition similar to slavery): schuldslavernij [feminine] (Dutch), velkaorjuus (Finnish), Schuldknechtschaft [feminine] (German), Obnoxiation [dated, feminine] (German), кабала́ (kabalá) [feminine] (Russian)

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