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labour /ˈleɪbə(r)/ /ˈleɪbər/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/lab/labou/labour__us_2.mp3 labour(noun)/ˈleɪbə(r)/ /ˈleɪbər/work, especially physical workSEE ALSO bonded labourhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bonded-labourmanual labour (= work using your hands)The price will include the labour and materials.The company wants to keep down labour costs.The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest).a fair division of labour between men and womenExtra ExamplesThe miners are threatening to withdraw their labour.These women were generally accustomed to hard manual labour.a task or period of workHe was so exhausted from the day's labours that he went straight to bed.People look forward to enjoying the fruits of their labours during retirement.the people who work or are available for work in a country or companySEE ALSO child labourhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/child-labourforced/slave laboura shortage of labourCompanies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labour in poor countries.There is a growing demand for skilled labour.New labour laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers.good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers)Extra ExamplesEmployers are using immigrants as cheap labour.Repairs involve skilled labour, which can be expensive.tensions between the labour movement and governmentthe period of time or the process of giving birth to a babyJane was in labour for ten hours.She went into labour early.labour painsIt was a difficult labour.Extra ExamplesOlder women tend to have more difficult labours.She went into labour two weeks early.The baby was born after a long labour.women at risk of preterm labourLabour was induced when the baby was ten days overdue.the British Labour PartyHe always votes Labour.Labour was/were in power for many years.a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessaryWriting the book was a labour of love.Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French labour (noun), labourer (verb), both from Latin labor ‘toil, trouble’.

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(noun) manual labour (= work using your hands)the price will include the labour and materials.the company wants to keep down labour costs.the workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=labour This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	labour
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/ˈleɪbə(r)/ /ˈleɪbər/
Example	manual labour (= work using your hands) the price will include the labour and materials. the company wants to keep down labour costs. the workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest).
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/lab/labou/labour__us_2.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=labour
Content	labour (noun)/ˈleɪbə(r)/ /ˈleɪbər/ work, especially physical work SEE ALSO bonded labour https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bonded-labour manual labour (= work using your hands) The price will include the labour and materials. The company wants to keep down labour costs. The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). a fair division of labour between men and women Extra Examples The miners are threatening to withdraw their labour. These women were generally accustomed to hard manual labour. a task or period of work He was so exhausted from the day's labours that he went straight to bed. People look forward to enjoying the fruits of their labours during retirement. the people who work or are available for work in a country or company SEE ALSO child labour https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/child-labour forced/slave labour a shortage of labour Companies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labour in poor countries. There is a growing demand for skilled labour. New labour laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers. good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers) Extra Examples Employers are using immigrants as cheap labour. Repairs involve skilled labour, which can be expensive. tensions between the labour movement and government the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby Jane was in labour for ten hours. She went into labour early. labour pains It was a difficult labour. Extra Examples Older women tend to have more difficult labours. She went into labour two weeks early. The baby was born after a long labour. women at risk of preterm labour Labour was induced when the baby was ten days overdue. the British Labour Party He always votes Labour. Labour was/were in power for many years. a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary Writing the book was a labour of love. Word Origin Middle English: from Old French labour (noun), labourer (verb), both from Latin labor ‘toil, trouble’.
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