labor

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Each laborer will find his services easily sold for good wages; for his labor will be an important aid to production A word of warning should be added to this summary conclusion It does not follow that because the wage incomes of the individual laborers are high, the total relative share of the product which takes the form of wages will be high.

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  1. noun Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work. See Synonyms at work.
  2. noun Something produced by work.
  3. noun A specific task.
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  • The historic value of their labor is almost nothing, and we shall not even attempt to catalogue them. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Life Of St. Francis of Assisi, by Paul Sabatier.
  • For six days a farmer labored and the labor was a thing that dulled one to the aching emptiness of memory, and, at night, when work was done, sleep was swift and merciful. —  Time Quarry Pt.3
  • If by this brief sketch the writer can revive among the readers of another generation a tithe of the interest that Douglass created for himself when he led the forlorn hope of his race for freedom and opportunity, his labor will be amply repaid CHARLES W. CHESNUTT. CLEVELAND, October, 1899. —  Frederick Douglass
  • As far as he's concerned, the fruits of your labor are yours only by the grace of government. —  Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1
  • Enabling people to work for themselves and to enjoy the rewards of their labor is the best
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labour ·  industry ·  education ·  worker ·  activity ·  employment ·  effort ·  care ·  resource ·  exercise ·  task ·  health
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French labour, from Latin labor.

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  1. Spanish, literally labor: see labor, n.
 

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