LABOUR-INTENSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does labour-intensive mean? 

• LABOUR-INTENSIVE (adjective)
  The adjective LABOUR-INTENSIVE has 1 sense:

1. requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital

  Familiarity information: LABOUR-INTENSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LABOUR-INTENSIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital

Synonyms:

labor-intensive; labour-intensive

Context example:

cottage industries are labor intensive

Similar:

effortful (requiring great physical effort)