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labor
noun as in work, undertaking
noun as in person(s) performing service
Strongest matches
noun as in childbirth process
Weak matches
verb as in work very hard
Example Sentences
“We have clear evidence that mass deportations will be generally disruptive to the economy and to the U.S. labor market — and specifically hospitality will be hard hit,” Clemens said.
The union, Unite Here Local 11, filed a complaint with the California labor commissioner’s office Thursday alleging that 1Fifty1 Inc., based in Costa Mesa, paid convention workers under the table with cash in envelopes.
President Joe Biden awarded Simpson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, placing him on a roster that included five social justice activists; leaders in the medical, labor technology and entertainment fields; and Olympic athletes.
Further, if Trump is even partially successful in his attempt to rid the country of immigrants, a result will be a shortage of workers, which will slant the labor market toward the sellers.
The goal is to give people more incentive to fly — and to boost profit margins that have been squeezed by higher fuel and labor costs.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say labor?
Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker’s health. Work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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