1 a : expenditure of physical or mental
effort especially when difficult or compulsory b (1) : human activity that
provides the goods or services in an economy (2) : the services performed
by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs
for profits c : the physical activities involved in giving birth; also
: the period of such labor
2 : an act or process requiring labor
: TASK
3 : a product of labor
4 a : an economic group comprising those
who do manual labor or work for wages b (1) : workers employed in an establishment
(2) : workers available for employment c : the organizations or officials
representing groups of workers.
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Taken from the Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Dictionary © 1997
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