noun🔗ShareBread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance""Every day, the construction workers packed a tommy of cheese and bread for their lunch break." "foodworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money."During the depression, many miners worked for tommy, receiving food and supplies from the company store instead of a paycheck. "businesseconomyworkhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money."The unscrupulous factory owner would often tommy his workers with overpriced flour and beans, effectively trapping them in a cycle of debt. "businesseconomyfinancejobworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
