unproductive labour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunproductiveandlabour
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unproductive
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us/ˌʌn.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/
not producing ...
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labour
noun
uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
practical work, especially when it involves hard ...
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(Definition ofunproductiveandlabourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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By doing so an army ofunproductivelabourwould be released.
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None the less, he held the very sound view that useless andunproductivelabourin prisons was bad for society and bad for the prisoner.
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Many people engage their energies and ingenuity, and employ top professional advice, to try to steer a way through the labyrinth—a totallyunproductivelabour.
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Many small employers normally find it difficult to carryunproductivelabourcosts, and the majority of firms employ fewer than 100 people.
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He himself gets frustrated and is given what is, for a youngster, oftenunproductivelabour.
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In short, the men will not be put tounproductivelabour.
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I am sorry that there was no reference to endeavours to be made to reduce our vast army ofunproductivelabour.
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If the costs ofunproductivelabourcould be cut out there should be sufficient money available to do something about recruitment, which is urgent.
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A great deal of time andunproductivelabourmay be involved in satisfying some bureaucratic requirements in proving the date of purchase.
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In addition to all that, there is an enormous growth ofunproductivelabour, especially of unproductive professions.
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We shall have to do away withunproductivelabour.
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However, the intake of apprentices has dropped alarmingly owing to the high cost of employing young and initiallyunproductivelabourin a very small labour force.
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The criticism is often levelled against a public service of this character, that it absorbs a good deal of unnecessary andunproductivelabourinto its service.
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The former, as it produces a value, may be called productive; the latter,unproductivelabour.
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Profits earned by employing unproductive labours are merely transfers of income;unproductivelabourdoes not generate wealth or income.
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