company store (English, noun)
expansion: company store (plural company stores)
Senses:
topics: business
glosses: A retailer of provisions and general merchandise, owned by a firm which operates a mine or other industry nearby, and at which the firm's employees are required to shop, to pay high prices, and to make payments through payroll deductions or a truck system, typically resulting in the accumulation of considerable employee indebtedness.
Forms:
form: company stores
tags: plural
form: company-store
tags: alternative