manual labour

  • 1manual labour — manual labor manual labor, manual labour manual labour . Labor done with the hands. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2Manual labour — Detail from Labor, Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Manual labour (British English), manual labor (American English) or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by… …

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  • 3manual labour — noun labor done with the hands • Syn: ↑manual labor • Hypernyms: ↑labor, ↑labour, ↑toil • Hyponyms: ↑application, ↑coating, ↑ …

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  • 4manual labour — BrE, manual labor AmE noun (U) work done with your hands that does not need much thought or skill manual labourer noun (C) …

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  • 5manual labour — noun Physical work done by hand (or using basic implements) instead of by machines …

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  • 6Labour and Labour Legislation — • Labour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing utilities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Labour and Labour Legislation     Labour and Labour Legislation …

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  • 7labour — la‧bour [ˈleɪbə ǁ ər] , labor noun [uncountable] 1. work involving a lot of physical or mental effort: • The garage charges £65 an hour for labour. • those involved in repetitive, unskilled manual labour (= work that involves using your …

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  • 8Labour economics — seeks to understand the functioning of the market and dynamics for labour. Labour markets function through the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services (workers), the demanders of labour… …

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  • 9manual labor — manual labor, manual labour manual labour . Labor done with the hands. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 10Labour and tax laws in Iran — govern the employment and fiscal contributions of people working and living in Iran. Roughly one fourth of Iran s labour forc is engaged in manufacturing and construction. Another one fifth is engaged in agriculture, and the remainder are divided …

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