| 单词 | labour cost |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslabour cost labour cost n. chiefly Economics the cost incurred by employing labour (chiefly in plural). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] > expenses > for labour or wages labourage1715 labour cost1821 pay bill1828 wage bill1919 wage-price1946 wage cost1958 1821 T. R. Malthus Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. 104 But when cost is estimated upon the principles of Mr. Ricardo, by the quantity of labour applied, the labour cost and labour value scarcely ever agree. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 9 July 2/1 The imposition of such duties as will equalise our labour-costs with the labour-costs of our foreign competitors. 2003 E. Schlosser Reefer Madness ii. 83 One of the easiest ways to reduce labor costs is to keep workers off the books. < as lemmas |
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