labor
606
1.4
- noun
- /ˈleɪbər/
- US
:
trabajo
- The mine owners brought them in as cheap labor.
- manual labor
- labor-intensive
- labor market
But that notion of work and labor is increasingly at risk.
- But that notion of work and labor is increasingly at risk.
- A lot of unpaid labor and thankless labor.
- You know, can we integrate the labour theory of value?
- The bottom line is the amount of Labor being provided, OK.
- She says we need action, labour and work.
- Was it bad conditions, hard labor, violence of the conquest?
- Instead they're forced to expend their life, their labor, doing this work for the master.
- None of the companies are doing enough to prevent hazardous child labour in their supply chains.
- Anytime the unemployment rate goes way up, the cost of Labor tends to go down.
- So it costs the labor costs go up after that.
Examples
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Nothing like a little manual labor to keep you humble.
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A lot of unpaid labor and thankless labor.
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I remember thinking that I wish that my labor hurt more.
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That was achieved through hard work, through labor, through generations in the past.
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And now for the fruits of my labor.
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Anytime the unemployment rate goes way up, the cost of Labor tends to go down.
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As such, the gains reflect both higher productivity and greater labor market participation or employment.
Academic text (2011) -
The marginal products of capital and labor determine the real wage, and the real return on capital.
Academic text (2017) -
A team can possess heterogeneous capabilities, enabling division of labor and efficient task execution.
Academic text (2011) -
The workers completed their labor on the construction site ahead of schedule.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Effort people use to do a job or task
∞
1.0
A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person
405
1.1
A notable achievement done with a lot of hard work
355
1.6
A lot of steady effort to achieve something difficult
47
4.6
A large difficult task that needs a lot of effort
23
5.0
Strong physical or mental effort that makes you tired
18
3.3
Work done with your hands or body rather than by machines
16
5.8
Hard, continuous work that uses a lot of physical effort
10
5.3
Boring, simple jobs that are necessary and take a lot of time
1
5.8
Hard work done to earn money or achieve something
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
66
1.4
A holiday on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada celebrating workers
- US
45
2.7
An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions
- Formal
32
2.7
A part of the United States government that helps workers and improves their working conditions
- US
18
3.7
A political group that tries to win elections to help working people and get fair treatment for all
18
3.6
An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
- Formal
15
2.8
A US government department that helps workers and protects their rights at work
- Formal
11
3.5
A government official who leads the department that deals with jobs and work rules
- Formal
10
4.0
The official who leads the United States Department of Labor and advises the president
- Formal
5
2.8
An agreement between workers and their employer that says pay, benefits and work rules
- Specialized
3
5.1
Painless tightening of the belly before birth that does not make the baby come
- Formal
3
3.2
A written contract between workers and the company about pay and working rules
1
4.1
An independent United States agency that helps settle disputes between employers and labor unions
- NSFW
1
8.9
An employer forces people and their families to work to pay a debt, often for generations
1
5.3
A former group of unions in the United States that merged in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO
- US
1
3.8
A person who stays with a woman during childbirth and helps her breathe and relax
A United States government department established in 1903 that handled business and worker issues until it split in 1913
A large group of trade unions in the United States that represents workers
A former New York political party formed in 1936 by labor unions and liberals
A major political party in Australia that supports workers and moderate social policies
An organization that helps countries protect workers' rights and improve working conditions worldwide
A person who led the United States department that handled business and worker affairs before 1913
A political party in the United States that wants workers to own businesses peacefully
How Hard
2
4.4
355
1.6
- US
606
1.4
263
1.0
- Informal
3
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Labor comes from the old Latin word labor, which means 'work' or 'toil'. You can see the same root in laborious, which means 'needing hard work', so labor means work or effort.