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Definition of
labor-intensive adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
labor-intensive
adjective
adjective
(
Canadian English usually
labour-intensive
)
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(
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.
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capital-intensive
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labor-intensive
Nearby words
labor force
noun
laboring
noun
labor-intensive
adjective
laborious
adjective
labor market
noun