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Picking beans is a very labor-intensive activity, theres no machine made that can do it.
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labor-intensive — [lā′bərin ten′siv] adj. requiring a large labor force and a relatively small investment in capital goods [a labor intensive industry or plant] … English World dictionary
labor-intensive — UK US adjective US HR ► LABOUR INTENSIVE(Cf. ↑labour intensive) … Financial and business terms
labor-intensive — labor in tensive adjective a labor intensive industry or process needs a lot of people, so that a large proportion of its costs are salaries rather than new machines or the materials to make things with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Labor Intensive — A process or industry that requires a large amount of labor to produce its goods or services. The degree of labor intensity is typically measured in proportion to the amount of capital required to produce the goods/services; the higher the… … Investment dictionary
labor-intensive — adjective requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital cottage industries are labor intensive • Syn: ↑labour intensive • Similar to: ↑effortful * * * ˌlabour inˈtensive [labour intensive] … Useful english dictionary
labor-intensive — la′bor inten sive adj. bus requiring a large supply of labor relative to the need for capital Compare capital intensive • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
labor-intensive — adjective Date: 1953 having high labor costs per unit of output; especially requiring greater expenditure on labor than in capital … New Collegiate Dictionary
labor-intensive — adjective the American spelling of labour intensive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
labor-intensive — /lay beuhr in ten siv/, adj. requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
Labor-intensive — Трудоемкий … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
