labor
Usage
What are other ways to say labor?
Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health. Work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work.
Example Sentences
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A recent report External link by Homebase, a workforce management platform, showed that while labor participation held flat in the early part of the year, hours worked actually edged up.
From Barron's
Another big benefit of maintaining a positive inflation target is there’s evidence that it improves labor market efficiencies.
From Barron's
They also create problems for the Federal Reserve, which must now worry about a rebound in inflation just as the U.S. labor market was showing signs of strain.
From MarketWatch
The NFL and officials’ union have been working on a new labor agreement for nearly two years, and the current pact is set to expire May 31.
From Los Angeles Times
But there are signs developers’ ambitious building timelines are running into limitations of electricity, labor and local support.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
