Difference between revisions of "Labour"

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''Labour '' - (verb)
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''Labour '' - (noun)
 
== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
(1) To work hard, to toil. (2) To emphasise or expand on a point - in a lecture, debate, or presentation.  
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(1) Productive work, usually done for payment. (2) Working people in general. (3) The British Labour Party. (4) The act of a mother giving birth.
 
== Extra ==
 
== Extra ==
 
'''Source:''' Adapted from definitions.net <br />
 
'''Source:''' Adapted from definitions.net <br />
'''Example of Use:''' (1) She laboured over the accounts all week. (2) He insisted on labouring the point even though I’m sure everyone in the meeting had understood it.[[Category: Labour Relations]][[Category: Glossary]]
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'''Example of Use:''' (1) They were paid poorly for their labour. (2) Trade unions represent the interests of labour. (3) Labour did better in the elections than they had expected.(4) Her employer asked to come into work just a few days after being in labour.[[Category: Labour Relations]][[Category: Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 18:00, 11 March 2020

Labour - (noun)

Definition

(1) Productive work, usually done for payment. (2) Working people in general. (3) The British Labour Party. (4) The act of a mother giving birth.

Extra

Source: Adapted from definitions.net
Example of Use: (1) They were paid poorly for their labour. (2) Trade unions represent the interests of labour. (3) Labour did better in the elections than they had expected.(4) Her employer asked to come into work just a few days after being in labour.