featherbedding

ˈfɛðərˌbɛdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of featherbedding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

labor

Rare

employment of more workers than necessary

Rare

Featherbedding was common in industries with strong unions.

overmanning

overstaffing

production

Rare

practice of limiting production or duplicating work

Rare

The company accused the union of featherbedding to save jobs.

overmanning

Adjective

workplace

Rare

causing inefficiency by duplicating work

Rare

The featherbedding approach slowed down the project.

redundant

unproductive

wasteful

employment

Rare

causing unnecessary employment

Rare

Featherbedding regulations led to inefficiency in the industry.

overstaffing

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Origin of featherbedding

English, feather (feather) + bed (bed)

Examples of featherbedding in a sentence

Featherbedding led to inefficiencies in the factory.
Featherbedding was suspected during the construction project.
The practice of featherbedding can lead to inefficiencies.
The featherbedding policy led to unnecessary hires.
Critics argue that featherbedding practices waste resources.
The featherbedding practices were criticized by the new management.

Featherbedding policies increased the company's operational costs.

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French:embauche excessive, redondant, ...
German:Überbesetzung, ineffizient, ...
Italian:sovraoccupazione, inefficiente, ...
Spanish:exceso de personal, ineficiente, ...
Portuguese:excesso de trabalhadores, ineficiente, ...
Chinese:冗员, 效率低下, ...
Japanese:フェザーベディング, 冗長化の, ...
Arabic:توظيف صوري, مُكَرِّر لِلْعَمَل, ...
Hebrew:הַעֲסָקַת יֶתֶר, שגורם לחוסר יעילות בעקבות שכפול עבודה, ...
Russian:избыточная занятость, избыточный, ...
Ukrainian:наймання зайвих працівників, дублюючий, ...
Hindi:फेदरबेडिंग, कामचोरी, ...
Bengali:ফেদারবেডিং, অদক্ষ, ...
Catalan:sobredimensionament, ineficient, ...
Czech:přezaměstnanost, přezaměstnaný, ...
Danish:overbemanding, ineffektiv, ...
Dutch:overbezetting, overbodig, ...
Greek:υπεραπασχόληση, αναποτελεσματικός, ...
Hungarian:túlfoglalkoztatás, pazarló, ...
Khmer:ការជួលកម្មករលើសពីចំនួនចាំបាច់, បង្កើតការងារស្ទួន, ...
Korean:인력 과잉 고용, 일을 중복시키는, ...
Persian:استخدام اضافی, کار اضافه, ...
Polish:przerost zatrudnienia, dublujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):superlotação de mão de obra, trabalho supérfluo, ...
Romanian:supranumeraritate, ineficient, ...
Swedish:överanställning, ineffektiv, ...
Thai:การจ้างงานเกินความจำเป็น, ทำงานซ้ำซ้อน, ...
Turkish:gerekenden fazla işçi çalıştırma, verimsiz, ...
Vietnamese:việc thừa lao động, lặp lại công việc, ...

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Definition of featherbedding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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