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labor-intensive

[ ley-ber-in-ten-siv ]

adjective

  1. requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.


labor-intensive

  1. A term describing industries that require a great deal of labor relative to capital ( compare capital-intensive ). Examples of labor-intensive industries are forms of agriculture that cannot make use of machinery and service industries, such as restaurants.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of labor-intensive1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

According to Fahs, the “labor intensive” assignment “gives men some insight into what women who shave go through.”

He managed to put these onerous, labor-intensive veggies at the forefront of his restaurant—and found much success.

Part of each day was devoted to “decks,” which were labor-intensive assignments.

And textbooks are fairly labor intensive to produce, so the cost basis is pretty high.

Restaurant food, and especially high-end restaurant food, remains an incredibly labor intensive business.

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