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Meaning of debt bondage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A condition similar to slavery where people are unable to control their lives or their work due to unpaid debts.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi velkaorjuus
Nederlands schuldslavernij
Русский кабала

Examples

“Elisha provides a poor widow with oil, so that she might redeem her children, taken in debt-bondage, and live on the proceeds of the remainder.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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