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labor–intensive
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labor–intensive
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labor–intensive
(US)
adjective
or British
labour–intensive
/
ˈ
leɪbɚrɪnˌtɛnsɪv/
labor–intensive
(US)
adjective
or British
labour–intensive
/
ˈ
leɪbɚrɪnˌtɛnsɪv/
Learner's definition of LABOR–INTENSIVE
[
more labor–intensive; most labor–intensive
]
:
requiring a lot of work or workers to produce
the
labor-intensive
task of weaving cloth
The manufacturing process is
labor-intensive
and expensive.
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