disapproving
61pigeonhole — ▪ I. pigeonhole pi‧geon‧hole 1 [ˈpɪdʒnhəʊl ǁ hoʊl] verb [transitive] to consider a person, activity etc as belonging to a particular type or group, in a way that is too simple and therefore unfair; = LABEL: • Electronic books and multimedia had… …
62profiteer — prof‧i‧teer [ˌprɒfˈtɪə ǁ ˌprɑːfˈtɪr] noun [countable] disapproving FINANCE a person or organization that makes unfairly large profits, for example by selling things that are hard to get at very high prices: • A handful of profiteers are using… …
63publicity stunt — pubˈlicity ˌstunt noun [countable] disapproving something that is only done in order to get publicity: • Cynics are saying that the couple s romance is a huge publicity stunt to help sell their new movie. * * * publicity stunt UK US noun [C]… …
64race to the bottom — ˌrace to the ˈbottom noun [singular] disapproving the situation in which companies and countries try to compete with each other by cutting wages and living standards for workers, and the production of goods is moved to the place where the wages… …
65rubber stamp — ➔ stamp1 * * * rubber stamp UK US noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a small desk tool with raised letters made of rubber, that is used for printing the date, name of an organization, etc. on documents: »His secretary signs the stack of papers using a rubber… …
66scheme — [skiːm] noun [countable] 1. an official plan or arrangement that is intended to help people in some way: • a government training scheme for the unemployed 2. FINANCE an arrangement in which the government or an employer provides financial help to …
67stranglehold — stran‧gle‧hold [ˈstræŋglˌhəʊld ǁ ˌhoʊld] noun [countable usually singular] disapproving complete control over a particular market, industry, or situation: stranglehold on/over • The new legislation will break their stranglehold on the industry …
68stunt — [stʌnt] noun [countable] disapproving MARKETING something that is done to attract people s attention to a product or company: • The companies turned the event into a publicity stunt. • They deliberately created a controversial commercial as a… …
69sweatshop — sweat‧shop [ˈswet ʆɒp ǁ ʆɑːp] noun [countable] disapproving a small business, factory etc where people work very hard in poor conditions for very low pay: • My prices are competitive but I can t compete with the sweatshops. * * * sweatshop UK US… …
70tax-and-spend — ˌtax and ˈspend adjective [only before a noun] disapproving used to describe people who believe that governments should raise money through taxes and spend a lot of money, particularly on welfare (= payments to poorer people), or to describe… …
