labor-intensive

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Adjective labor-intensive has 1 sense

labor-intensive, labour-intensive - requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital; "cottage industries are labor intensive"
Antonym: effortless (indirect, via effortful)

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Labor-Intensive

Definition:

The term "labor-intensive" describes a task, industry, or process that requires a significant amount of human effort and manual work.

Examples:

As an adjective:

- The manufacturing of handmade crafts is a labor-intensive industry.

- Agriculture is a labor-intensive sector, especially during harvest season.

- Building a brick wall is a labor-intensive construction technique.

As a noun:

- The company decided to automate its processes to reduce labor intensiveness, increase efficiency, and save costs.

- The labor intensiveness of the project resulted in higher expenses for the construction company.

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