English
Alternative spellings
labor (US)
Pronunciation
IPA|/leɪb�/
audio|en-uk-labour.ogg|Audio (UK)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪb�(r)|-eɪb�(r)
Noun
labour (plural: labours)
- Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- See Labour; Labour Party; political party aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- The act of a mother giving birth
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
Translations
trans-top|work
Finnish: aherrus
Nahuatl: tequiua
Old English: earfeþe
Spanish: trabajo
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Swedish: arbete
Telugu: శ�రమ (srama)
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trans-top|workers
Finnish: työläiset, työvoima
Spanish: campesinos, trabajadores, employado
trans-mid
Swedish: arbetskraft
Telugu: �ార�మి��ల� (kaarmikulu)
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trans-top|giving birth
Spanish: parto
trans-mid
Telugu: ప�రసవ� (prasavam)
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Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To toil, to work.
- transitive To belabour, to emphasize or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
Translations
trans-top|to work
Finnish: raataa, ahertaa
Japanese: �� (����)
Spanish: trabajar
Swedish: arbeta
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Usage notes
Like many other words ending in -our/-or, this word is spelled labour in the UK and labor in the U.S.; in Canada, labour is preferred, but labor is not unknown. In Australia, where labour is the usual spelling, labor is nonetheless enshrined in the name of the w:Australian Labor Party|Australian Labor Party, reflecting the fact that the -or endings had some currency in Australia in the past.
Related terms
laboratory
laborious
labourer
labourite
labour-saving
French
Noun
labour m
- cultivation
Related terms
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labourage
labourer
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