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day labor

day labor noun: work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.

Noun

day labor (uncountable)

  1. Work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.

Forms of day labor

alternative formdaylabor
alternative formdaylabour
alternative formday-labor
alternative formday-labour
alternative formday labour

Questions about day labor

What does day labor mean?
Day labor means work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.
What part of speech is day labor?
Day labor is a noun.

Words near day labor in the dictionary

  1. day in court
  2. day in the sun
  3. day in, day out
  4. day job
  5. day jobs
  6. day labor
  7. day laborer
  8. day laborers
  9. day labourer
  10. day labourers
  11. day lark

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