Noun Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organized labour. With initial capital Labour Party; political party aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour. Verb Intransitive To toil, to work. Transitive To belabour, to emphasize or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc). Alternate Spellings Labour is the generally accepted spelling in British English. Labor is the preferred spelling in American English.
Intransitive To toil, to work. Transitive To belabour, to emphasize or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc). Alternate Spellings Labour is the generally accepted spelling in British English. Labor is the preferred spelling in American English.
