Source Word
company store
Noun
(business)
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.
Japanese Meaning
会社や鉱山などの企業が運営している店舗。従業員がその企業により、必然的に利用を強いられ、高額な価格で商品を購入し、給与天引き等の仕組みで支払いを行う店舗。しばしば従業員の借金が増大する仕組みとなっている。
Sense（1）
(business)
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.
（ plural ）
