Chinese overtime

noun

Any form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.

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Meanings

nounChinese overtime (uncountable)
  1. USidiomaticuncountableAny form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.
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Chinese overtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20overtime

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“Chinese overtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20overtime. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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