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I . labour, labor Am [ˈleıbə] N

II . labour, labor Am [ˈleıbə] VB intr

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III . labour, labor Am [ˈleıbə] VB trans

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labour agreement, labor agreement Am N

labour contract, labor contract Am N

labour exchange, labor exchange Am N

labour force, labor force Am N

labour-intensive, labor-intensive Am ADJ

skilled-labor-intensive N

Usage examples with labor

the labor movement
工人运动

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The 1920s also saw a lack of strong leadership within the labor movement.
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The original building was about 7000sqft m2 and required a lot of manual labor.
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An 1819 act of the second chamber abolished compulsory labor required by the state with the extra costs which resulted being absorbed by the treasury.
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Miscarriage, stillbirth and preterm labor are complications of this infection.
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Capital-labor substitutability would increase dramatically, and humans would provide nothing except executive decision-making.
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He lived a life of great mortification, in prayer, fast, vigil, and the manual labor of the garden.
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Imperfect substitutability of domestic and foreign products plays a key role in limiting -- often eliminating -- the incidence borne by domestic labor.
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Self-driving trucks could lower shipping expenses by cutting labor costs and, with no weary drivers, letting trucks drive nonstop.
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Local businesses and farmers were able to purchase man-days using the prisoners for farm labor.
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The agency was rocked by a four-week strike due to a labor dispute in 1992.
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