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[ˈleɪbə] noun I
1) [U] the workers in a country, industry, or company when they are thought of as a group
labour costs[/ex]
a plentiful supply of cheap labour[/ex]
the demand for skilled labour[/ex]
2) [U] workers' organizations and their leaders when they are thought of as a group
a meeting between management and labour[/ex]
a labour dispute[/ex]
3) [C/U] work, especially physical work
The price includes the cost of labour.[/ex]
4) [singular/U] the process by which a baby is pushed from its mother's body when it is being born
labour pains[/ex]
She went into labour early this morning.[/ex]
His wife was in labour for six hours.[/ex]
II
verb [I]
labour [ˈleɪbə]
1) to work hard, or to put a lot of effort into something
2) to move very slowly and with difficulty

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