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   labour-saving

   /ˈleɪbəseɪvɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an appliance) designed to reduce the amount of work needed to do something: "labour-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers"

   Scrabble Points: 18

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABOUR-SAVING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LABOUR-SAVING definition: 1. A labour-saving device or method is one that saves a lot of effort and time. 2. UK spelling of…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABOR-SAVING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LABOR-SAVING definition: 1. US spelling of labour-saving 2. A labor-saving device or method saves a lot of effort and time…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABOUR-SAVING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › labour-savinglabour-saving - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of labour-saving adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › labour-saving_adjlabour-saving | labor-saving adjective - Oxford English...

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   The earliest known use of the adjective labour-saving is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for labour-saving is from 1791, in the writing of E. Corrie. labour-saving is formed within English, by compounding.

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   labor-saving. adjective. (Canadian English usually labour-saving) [usually before noun] designed to reduce the amount of work or effort needed to do something modern labor-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers. Want to learn more?

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABOURSAVING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › laboursavingLaboursaving - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of laboursaving. adjective. designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor. synonyms: laborsaving. helpful. providing assistance or serving a useful function.

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    labour-saving (comparative more labour-saving, superlative most labour-saving) Alternative form of labor-saving.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLABOUR-SAVING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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    labour-saving meaning: 1. A labour-saving device or method is one that saves a lot of effort and time. 2. UK spelling of…. Learn more.