labor

[US]/ˈleɪbə/
[UK]/ˈleɪbər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. labor; giving birth; work; effort
vi. labor; toil; strive
vt. analyze in detail; bore

Phrases & Collocations

labor union

labor market

labor rights

child labor

labor laws

labor dispute

manual labor

labor shortage

labor force

division of labor

labor productivity

labor intensity

labor contract

in labor

labor law

labor protection

labor power

labor cost

labor insurance

labor department

labor day

cheap labor

labor party

physical labor

Example Sentences

a large labor force.

a federation of labor unions

The Labor Party was in.

Our labor was in vain.

the puissance of the labor vote.

labored in the fields.

labor a point in the argument.

mediate a labor-management dispute.

labored to no avail.

penal servitude in labor camps.

He is laboring in the fields.

We theoretically conclude the labor globality and its value: The labor value of science is the globality value of labor logical reasoning.

labor finally coming to fruition.

labored over the needlepoint.

labored up the hill.

I will not labor you with trivial matters.

a labored style of debating.

the banking lobby; the labor lobby.

Real-world Examples

462. The rebels labeled the labor laboring in the laboratory and lavatory.

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Either of these can trigger the onset of labor and so-called true labor contractions.

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The calluses on his hands indicate that our Mr. Doe did manual labor.

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All over the world women do more unpaid labor than men.

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Helping others is a labor of love.

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Everyone drinks it – from officials to laborers.

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Ten percent is in state- imposed forced labor.

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Pride keeps the young man from doing manual labor.

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It's delayed your labor, what, ten hours so far?

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And the fruits of a man's labor were his own.

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