Labour
//ˈleɪ.bə//
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The word "labour" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Sisyphean labour anti-labour aristocracy of labour back labour big labour bonded labour child labour compound labour division of labour emotional labour forced labour hard labour in labour laborite labour action labour aristocracy labour camp labour court labour exchange labour force labour law labour lawyer labour market labour of love labour pain labour power labour relations labour share labour the point labour theory of value labour union labour value theory labour-intensive labour-saver labour-saving labour-saving labour-value theory labourer labouress labourism labourist labourite labourous laboursome lip-labour manual labour marmalade labour micro-labour microlabour mislabour mountain in labour nonlabour outlabour overlabour prelabour sexual division of labour slave labour socially necessary labour time surplus labour wage labour
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