labour

[US]/'leɪbə/
[UK]/ˈlebɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. workforce, manual work
vi. give birth; progress with difficulty; work
Word Forms
Plurallabours
Past Participlelaboured
Past Tenselaboured
Third Person Singularlabours
Present Participlelabouring

Phrases & Collocations

manual labour

labour union

child labour

labour rights

labour market

labour force

surplus labour

labour party

division of labour

labour productivity

cheap labour

labour for

labour cost

labour law

labour movement

new labour

labour day

hard labour

labour dispute

international labour organization

ministry of labour

physical labour

Example Sentences

a compliant labour force.

the Labour Party Conference.

a history of the labour movement.

the infant Labour Party.

the post of Labour Secretary.

a woman in labour .

unpaid labour in the home.

interchange labour and repose

resource of labour force

Our labour will not be lost.

the labour supply is very elastic.

the incoming Labour government.

I'm a solid Labour man.

Real-world Examples

He would feel unwell without doing farm labour.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

Poor education puts off investors seeking skilled labour.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It is great labour, and it involves great risk.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

They needed their labour and taxes.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

For liberal Westerners, ending censorship and labour camps is a moral imperative.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

She went into labour an hour ago.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

They're a small company. Would they have the skilled labour or equipment?

Source: BEC Intermediate Listening Real Exam Questions (Volume 3)

He was imprisoned in Siberia where he was made to do hard labour.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Some companies are being accused of using students and graduates as cheap or free labour.

Source: 6 Minute English

Unemployment in general is right down and everyone's competing for workers now, especially skilled labour.

Source: Cambridge BEC Intermediate Listening Past Papers (Volume 2)

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