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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Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr will discuss AI and the labor market at 12:45 p.m.
From MarketWatch
“But, for the most part, many housing markets are stagnating, with labor markets not adding jobs and families not relocating.”
From Barron's
“But, for the most part, many housing markets are stagnating, with labor markets not adding jobs and families not relocating.”
From Barron's
The data paints a picture of a cooling labor market in the U.K., which will likely help BOE policymakers feel more confident that they can cut interest rates.
Higher education doesn’t separate the groups, and labor union members don’t skew toward either group.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
