truck system

American  

noun

1. the system of paying wages in goods instead of money.

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truck system British  

noun

1. a system during the early years of the Industrial Revolution of forcing workers to accept payment of wages in kind, usually to the employer's advantage

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Etymology

Origin of truck system

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

In 2021, it rolled out Paccar Connect, a next-generation connected truck system, in Europe.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

For this the country has built its grand, intricate railroad and truck system, the many-geared machinery of warehouses, outlets, middlemen, packing plants.

From Time Magazine Archive

They appear to show that the truck system of Shetland resembles the truck of the English and Scotch mining and manufacturing districts in enhancing the prices of goods to the purchasers.

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William

While Grenfell dispensed medical and surgical treatment, and at the same time did what he could for the needy, he also turned his attention to an attack upon the truck system.

From The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell by Wallace, Dillon

The trade is said to have been conducted on the truck system, and the merchants grew rich by buying both their exports and imports wholesale while disposing of them at retail prices.

From Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch by Haslehust, E. W.