wurgcontract

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wurgen (to strangle) +‎ contract (contract). Compare German Knebelvertrag (literally gagging contract).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋʏrx.kɔnˌtrɑkt/
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  • Hyphenation: wurg‧con‧tract

Noun

wurgcontract n (plural wurgcontracten)

  1. 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.