labour-intensive
1labour-intensive — ˌlabour inˈtensive , labor intensive adjective COMMERCE MANUFACTURING needing a lot of workers in order to produce something: • The company was using old, labour intensive production methods. • Whereas goods production can be automated, the… …
2labour-intensive — adj BrE labor intensive AmE an industry or type of work that is labour intensive needs a lot of workers →↑capital intensive ▪ labour intensive farming methods …
3labour-intensive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ needing a large workforce or a large amount of work in relation to output …
4labour-intensive — adjective requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital cottage industries are labor intensive • Syn: ↑labor intensive • Similar to: ↑effortful * * * laˈbour intensˈive adjective Requiring a relatively large number of workers for… …
5labour-intensive — BrE labor intensive AmE adjective an industry or type of work that is labour intensive needs a lot of workers: labour intensive farming methods see also: capital intensive …
6labour-intensive — ADJ GRADED Labour intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital intensive. Construction remains a relatively labour intensive industry …
7labour-intensive — adj. Labour intensive/labor intensive is used with these nouns: ↑industry, ↑manufacturing, ↑work …
8labour-intensive — UK / US adjective business a labour intensive industry or process needs a lot of people to do the work …
9labour-intensive industry — ➔ industry …
10labour-intensive — /ˈleɪbər ɪnˌtɛnsɪv / (say laybuhr in.tensiv) adjective of or relating to an industry which, while not needing a very large capital investment in plant, etc., requires a comparatively large labour force (opposed to capital intensive). Also, labor… …
