noun Download 🔗Share Bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance Examples : ""Every day, the construction workers packed a tommy of cheese and bread for their lunch break." " food work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money. Examples : "During the depression, many miners worked for tommy, receiving food and supplies from the company store instead of a paycheck. " business economy work history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money. Examples : "The unscrupulous factory owner would often tommy his workers with overpriced flour and beans, effectively trapping them in a cycle of debt. " business economy finance job work industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading