FEATHERBEDDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does featherbedding mean? 

• FEATHERBEDDING (noun)
  The noun FEATHERBEDDING has 1 sense:

1. the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

  Familiarity information: FEATHERBEDDING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEATHERBEDDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("featherbedding" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)