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Labor-intensive   /lˈeɪbər-ɪntˈɛnsɪv/   Listen
Labor-intensive

adjective
1.
Requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital.  Synonym: labour-intensive.






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... investment climate with the release of its macroeconomic strategy in June 1996. Called "Growth, Employment and Redistribution," this policy framework includes the introduction of tax incentives to stimulate new investment in labor-intensive projects, expansion of basic infrastructure services, the restructuring and partial privatization of state assets, continued reduction of tariffs and subsidies to promote economic efficiency, improved services to the disadvantaged, and ...
— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



Words linked to "Labor-intensive" :   labour-intensive, effortful



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