to sharecrop
- verb
- /ˈʃɛrˌkrɒp/
:
explotar
- Some tech platforms sharecrop content creators, keeping the majority of advertising revenue.
Examples
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The publisher was accused of trying to sharecrop new authors by taking most of their royalties.
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Artists felt they were being sharecropped when their work was used without fair compensation.
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Don't sharecrop your talents without recognition!
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They often sharecrop their profits with the investors.
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The company was criticized for attempting to sharecrop freelancers by taking a large portion of their earnings while offering minimal support.
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Many artists have claimed that online platforms sharecrop their creativity, earning significant profits while providing little in return.
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Small vendors often feel that large retailers sharecrop their efforts, keeping most of the revenue generated from their hard work.
Synonyms
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4.6
To use a person or situation to get an unfair benefit for yourself
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5.6
To use someone or something in an unfair way to get an advantage
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7.5
To take advantage of someone by always using their help or money without giving anything back
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7.9
To take money, food, or help from someone without giving anything back
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9.1
Take money secretly from payments, often in an illegal way
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8.0
To use a person or thing to get benefit while giving little back
Compounds
- Archaic
A farmer who works land owned by someone else and gives the owner part of the crop
How Exploitative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the figurative use of sharecrop is to see it as share ('part') + crop ('output'), so to sharecrop someone is to take a large part of their work or earnings, like keeping most of the harvest and leaving little for the worker.