nonlabor

la·bor

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Definitions of nonlabor word

noun nonlabor productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. 1
noun nonlabor the body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages. 1
noun nonlabor this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management and capital). 1
noun nonlabor physical or mental work, especially of a hard or fatiguing kind; toil. 1
noun nonlabor a job or task done or to be done. 1
noun nonlabor the physical effort and periodic uterine contractions of childbirth. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English labour < Middle French < Latin labōr- (stem of labor) work

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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