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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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LABOUR definition: 1. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort: 2. workers, especially people…. Learn more.
a. : expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory. was sentenced to six months at hard labor. b (1) : the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits. (2) : human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy.
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.
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 ).
LABOR definition: 1. US spelling of labour 2. the Labor Party, an Australian political party that believes in social…. Learn more.
Definition of labour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the interval from the onset of these contractions to childbirth. 8. (cap) informal Also called: Labor Department. the Department of Labor: the department of the U.S. federal government that promotes and improves the welfare, opportunities, and working conditions of wage earners. intransitive verb.
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.
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) productive work, esp physical toil done for wages. 2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc. b. ( as modifier ): a labour dispute; labour relations. 3. a. difficult or arduous work or effort.
There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun labour, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. labour has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
