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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of wurgen (“to strangle”) + contract (“contract”). Compare German Knebelvertrag (literally “gagging contract”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋʏrx.kɔnˌtrɑkt/
- Hyphenation: wurg‧con‧tract
Noun
wurgcontract n (plural wurgcontracten)
- a contract that is very exploitative to at least one party and that is difficult or costly to terminate
1978 February 23, “Lek in wet geeft scharrelaars kans in privéleningen”, in NRC Handelsblad, volume 8, number 122, page 13:Er zijn gewetenloze lieden bij die met allerlei vormen van misleiding klanten lokken en die werken met wurgcontracten waardoor leners steeds dieper in de put kunnen raken.- There are folks without a conscience among them, who lure customers with all kinds of deception and who use abjectly exploitative contracts through which borrowers can get further and further into trouble.