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Definition of labor-intensive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

labor-intensive

adjective

(Canadian English usually labour-intensive)

(of work) needing a lot of people to do it, or taking a lot of time or effort labor-intensive methods This recipe is labor-intensive, but it's worth it. compare capital-intensive

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Nearby words

labor force noun
laboring noun
labor-intensive adjective
laborious adjective
labor market noun