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Definition labor in American English

labor noun

noun
/ˈleɪbər/
Example

the declining demand for labor in agriculture

Example

a plentiful supply of cheap labor

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The demand for skilled labor in the building industry is high.

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Hotel managers need skilled, helpful staff and can't afford to rely on casual labor.

Synonyms and related words
labor staff profession
1.1

the organizations to which workers belong. or their leaders considered as a group

Example

a meeting between management and labor

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The Republican-controlled Congress has reversed many of the laws that are critical to the survival of organized labor.

Synonyms and related words
the ABA ACTU the AFL-CIO
Example

a labor dispute

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The company is passing its higher labor costs on to its customers.

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increasing labor unrest in the car industry

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The agreements were hailed as "a quantum leap for workers and future labor relations."

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labor staff profession
2

work

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the traditional division of labor between men and women in the home

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The price quoted includes the cost of all labor and materials.

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In return for his labors, he receives food and shelter.

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heavy lifting ask work
3

the process by which a baby is pushed from its mother's body when she is giving birth to it

Example

She was in labor for six hours.

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She went into labor early this morning.

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the afterbirth amniocentesis amniotic fluid
3.1

relating to a woman's labor when she is giving birth to a baby

Example

My wife called to say that her labor pains had started.

Synonyms and related words
the afterbirth amniocentesis amniotic fluid
Definition labor in American English

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child labor (noun) division of labor (noun) forced labor (noun) fruit(s) of your labor (phrase) hard labor (noun) labor (noun) labor (verb) labor camp (noun) Labor Day (noun) labor force (noun) labor law (noun) labor market (noun) labor mobility (noun) labor of love (noun) labor the point (phrase) labor under a (phrase) labor union (noun) labor-intensive (adjective) labor-saving (adjective) slave labor (noun) sweated labor (noun) the labor movement (noun)