English

Noun

labour

1. Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
2. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organized labour.
3. With initial capital Labour Party; political party aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
4. The act of a mother giving birth
5. The time period during which a mother gives birth.

Translations

• Finnish: aherrus (1), työläiset (2), työvoima (2)
• Swedish: arbete (1), arbetskraft (2)

Verb

Intransitive

1. To toil, to work.

Translations

• Finnish: raataa , ahertaa
• Japanese: 働く (はたらく )
• Swedish: arbeta

Transitive

1. To belabour, to emphasize or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

Related terms

• laboratory
• laborious
• labourer
• labourite
• labour-saving

Alternate Spellings

• Labour is the generally accepted spelling in British English.
• Labor is the preferred spelling in American English.

French

Noun

labour m

1. cultivation

Related terms

• labourble
• labourage
• labourer