IPA Transcription of "featherbedding" in British English

The British English IPA transcription of “featherbedding” is /ˈfɛðəbɛdɪŋ/.

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featherbeddingˈfɛðəbɛdɪŋ

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DialectIPAPOS
English (United States)/ˈfɛðɚˌbɛdɪŋ/
English (Australia)/ˈfeðəbedɪŋ/

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  • featherbeddingpractice of hiring more workers than are needed to perform a given job, or to adopt work procedures which appear pointless, complex and time-consuming merely to employ additional workers

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