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labour power

labour power noun: the capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism.

Noun

labour power (uncountable)

  1. (Marxism) The capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism.

labour power meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

labour power in Tamil

உழைப்புச் சக்தி

labour power in Vietnamese

Translations
sức lao động

Forms of labour power

alternative USlabor power
alternative USlabour-power
alternative USlabor-power

Origin of labour power

Calque of German Arbeitskraft.

Questions about labour power

What does labour power mean?
Labour power means the capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism.
What is labour power in Tamil?
Labour power in Tamil is உழைப்புச் சக்தி. See Labour power meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is labour power?
Labour power is a noun.

Words near labour power in the dictionary

  1. labour markets
  2. labour of love
  3. labour pain
  4. labour pains
  5. Labour Party
  6. labour power
  7. labour relations
  8. labour share
  9. labour shares
  10. labour the point
  11. labour theory of value

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: labour power (page history and authors); labour power (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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