labor-intensive

la·bor-in·ten·sive

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ley-ber in-ten-siv]
- /ˈleɪ bər ɪnˈtɛn sɪv/
- /ˈleɪ.bər ɪnˈten.sɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-ber in-ten-siv]
- /ˈleɪ bər ɪnˈtɛn sɪv/

Definitions of labor-intensive word

adjective labor-intensive requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital. 1
adjective labor-intensive Labor-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive. 0
adjective labor-intensive requiring a large labor force and a relatively small investment in capital goods 0

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Origin of labor-intensive

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Labor-intensive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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labor-intensive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for labor-intensive

adjective labor-intensive

manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.

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