labor
Usage
What are other ways to say labor?
Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health. Work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the past year, labor conditions have weakened, while annual inflation has been much closer to 3% than the Fed’s 2% goal.
From Barron's
Ahead of the holiday season, investors and company executives had been anxious about whether Americans would show up for the year’s biggest shopping extravaganza, given rising concerns about affordability and a weakening labor market.
From Barron's
But fewer new workers now likely means slower labor force growth and one additional headwind to future economic potential.
From Barron's
Fed governor Michelle Bowman still sees monetary policy as moderately restrictive and downside risks to the labor market as unchanged.
Current Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to elevated inflation and some improvement in a frail labor market to justify standing pat.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
