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- Dictionarylabour/ˈleɪbə/
noun
- 1. work, especially physical work: "the price of repairs includes labour, parts, and VAT" Similar
- 2. the Labour Party: "the Labour leader"
verb
- 1. work hard; make great effort: "they laboured from dawn to dusk" Similar Opposite
- 2. have difficulty in doing something despite working hard: "United laboured against confident opponents" Similar
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noun. UK (US labor) uk / ˈleɪ.bə r/ us / ˈleɪ.bɚ / labour noun (WORK) Add to word list. C1 [ U ] practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort: The car parts themselves are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the money. manual labour (= hard work using the hands) C1 [ U ]
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of LABOR is expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory. How to use labor in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Labor.
The work done by a group of workers or by a particular worker is referred to as their labour. Every man should receive a fair price for the product of his labour. The unemployed cannot withdraw their labour–they have no power. Synonyms: work, effort, employment, toil More Synonyms of labour.
LABOR definition: 1. US spelling of labour 2. the Labor Party, an Australian political party that believes in social…. Learn more.
noun. productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. Antonyms: rest, leisure, idleness. the body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages. Synonyms: working class. this body of persons considered as a class ( management and capital ).
[uncountable] the people who work or are available for work in a country or company. forced/slave labour. a shortage of labour. Companies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labour in poor countries. There is a growing demand for skilled labour. New labour laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers.
noun. productive work, esp physical toil done for wages. the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc. ( as modifier ) a labour dispute. labour relations. difficult or arduous work or effort. ( in combination ) labour-saving. a particular job or task, esp of a difficult nature.
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The meaning of LABOUR is chiefly British spelling of labor.
Definition of labour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
