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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRUCK SYSTEM

From truck².
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUCK SYSTEM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUCK SYSTEM

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Truck system is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRUCK SYSTEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Truck system

A truck system is an arrangement in which employees are paid in commodities or some currency substitute tokens, rather than with standard money. This limits employees' ability to choose how to spend their earnings—generally to the benefit of the employer. As an example, token might be usable only for the purchase of goods at a company-owned store, where prices are set artificially high. The practice has been widely criticized as exploitative because there is no competition to lower prices.

Definition of truck system in the English dictionary

The definition of truck system in the dictionary is a system during the early years of the Industrial Revolution of forcing workers to accept payment of wages in kind, usually to the employer's advantage.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUCK SYSTEM

truck
truck driver
truck farm
truck farmer
truck farming
truck garden
truck racing
truckable
truckage
trucker
truckful
truckie
trucking
trucking company
truckle
truckle bed
truckler
truckline
truckload
truckman

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUCK SYSTEM

alarm system
audio system
central nervous system
computer system
control system
cooling system
digestive system
ecosystem
heating system
immune system
nervous system
one-party system
operating system
respiratory system
solar system
sound system
stem
subsystem
system
the system
water system

Synonyms and antonyms of truck system in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «truck system» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUCK SYSTEM

Find out the translation of truck system to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of truck system from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «truck system» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

车系统
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sistema de trueque
570 millions of speakers

English

truck system
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रक प्रणाली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نظام شاحنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

система грузовик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sistema de caminhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রাক সিস্টেম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

système de camion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sistem trak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trucksystem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トラックシステム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트럭 시스템
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sistem truk
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hệ thống xe tải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரக் அமைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रक प्रणाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamyon sistemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sistema di camion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

System ciężarówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

система вантажівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sistem de camion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύστημα φορτηγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vragmotor stelsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lastbil systemet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lastebil system
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of truck system

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUCK SYSTEM»

The term «truck system» is regularly used and occupies the 98.841 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUCK SYSTEM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about truck system

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUCK SYSTEM»

Discover the use of truck system in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to truck system and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The truck system: a book for masters and workmen
CHAPTER. I. THE CONTRACT BETWEEN MASTER AND WORKMAN. It has been said, that it is not the business of the Legislature to interfere with the track system, because in so far as it does this, it attempts to regulate the rate of wages,  ...
David Bailey, 1859
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English
truck1 n Cp OED ~ sb1 2 'payment. . .other than in money' (1743-), 5 ~ system ( 1830-); DC ~ system (1849-); Shetland Truck System (1872). Arrangement by which a fisherman and his family are supplied by a merchant with provisions, gear, ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
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Economic Development of the British Coal Industry, 1800-1914
of such a shop as a matter of convenience, which constituted truck.8 Another reason for the establishment of the truck system ties in with the existence of long pay periods and the issuing of advances against the reckoning at the end of the ...
Brian R. Mitchell, 1984
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The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a ...
182Two further arrangements contribute especially to force the operative under the dominion of the manufacturer; the Truck system and the Cottage system. The truck system, the payment of the operatives in goods, was formerly universal in ...
Friedrich Engels, 2012
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
In all such trades any man organizing a truck system of payment may raise a year's capital without a shilling. There were many instances of this came to my knowledge. " All these arguments, supported by facts, I hammered into the ears of the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1843
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Reports from Committees
Opinions in favour of the System — continued. truck system, nor have they any predilection for the employment of money-paying masters, Blackwell 3370, 3371. 3401-3406 It would be impossible for some large ironworks in remote districts in  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1854
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Organizational maintenance manual for truck, cargo, 5-ton, ...
Each system is individual and is not interconnected with any other system except at the point where the van system connects to the truck system. The clearance light system is connected to circuit 489 of the truck connecting cable, and is ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1990
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the sessional papesr
Neath. There are large works in the neighbourhood of Neath, in which the truck system is adopted, Howell 1922, 1923. See also Cambrian Iron Works. Newport Riots. See Riots. O. Oldfield, Isaac. (Analysis of his Evidence.)— Clerk to Messrs.
‎1843
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Parliamentary Debates: House of Representatives
TRUCK SYSTEM. Mr. REID asked, If the attention of the Government has been directed to the evil cll'ccts of the truck system, and do the Government intend to take any steps to prohibit it? The honorable member said he thought it would be ...
New Zealand. Parliament, 1873
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Social Services in British Industry
The truck system It is seldom remembered that factory inspectors were made responsible for the protection of workers against the abuses of 'truck', or that the Truck Acts are still playing some part in the industrial organisation of the country.
A. F. Young, 1998

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUCK SYSTEM»

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VIDEO: Is the new Samsung safety truck system encouraging …
News broke last week that the South Korean technology giant Samsung had been piloting a new 'safety truck' system on the roads of Argentina. What is this new ... «Supply Chain Digital, Jun 15»
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Topcon Announces Haul Truck System, DS-200 Upgrade at …
Haul Truck System. The HT-30 haul truck module for Sitelink3D features a small, portable GPS-enabled control box that mounts into the truck cab. As the truck is ... «GPS World magazine, Mar 14»
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Transparent truck system could save lives
I don't know why the drawing below shows a tank at the front of the truck, but I guess that in Russia people drive T-90s like people drive Fords in the U.S. I wish ... «CNET News, Dec 09»

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