labor-intensive
requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.
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How to use labor-intensive in a sentence
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.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer | Kara Cutruzzula | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPart of each day was devoted to “decks,” which were labor-intensive assignments.
10 Juiciest Bits From Ex-Scientologist’s Tell-All ‘Beyond Belief’ | Kevin Fallon | February 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd textbooks are fairly labor intensive to produce, so the cost basis is pretty high.
No Matter What the Supreme Court Decides, Textbooks Will Continue to Be Expensive | Megan McArdle | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTRestaurant food, and especially high-end restaurant food, remains an incredibly labor intensive business.
What Would IP Free Industries Look Like? Probably Not Like Restaurants. | Megan McArdle | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Cultural definitions for labor-intensive
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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