formal subsumption, n.All

The Formal subsumption (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠labour under capital: enough for absolute surplus-value — the handicraftsman simply becomes a wage-labourer under a capitalist's direct control, his methods unchanged.

The Formal subsumption (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠labour under capital leaves the mode of production as it was; its only effects are that the worker bows to the capitalist's command and supervision, works continuously, and works longer.