day labor

day la·bor

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dey ley-ber]
- /deɪ ˈleɪ bər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dey ley-ber]
- /deɪ ˈleɪ bər/

Definitions of day labor words

noun day labor workers hired on a daily basis only, especially unskilled labor. 1
noun day labor work done by a day laborer. 1
noun day labor work: paid by the day 1
noun day labor Work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future. 0

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Origin of day labor

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Day labor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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day labor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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day labor usage trend in Literature

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