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socially necessary labour time

socially necessary labour time noun: the average quantity of labour time that must be performed under currently prevailing conditions to produce a commodity.

Noun

socially necessary labour time (countable and uncountable, plural socially necessary labour times)

  1. (Marxism) The average quantity of labour time that must be performed under currently prevailing conditions to produce a commodity.

Forms of socially necessary labour time

pluralsocially necessary labour times

Questions about socially necessary labour time

What does socially necessary labour time mean?
Socially necessary labour time means the average quantity of labour time that must be performed under currently prevailing conditions to produce a commodity.
What part of speech is socially necessary labour time?
Socially necessary labour time is a noun.
What is the plural of socially necessary labour time?
The plural of socially necessary labour time is socially necessary labour times.

Words near socially necessary labour time in the dictionary

  1. socially distances
  2. socially distancing
  3. socially distant
  4. socially fluent
  5. socially mobile
  6. socially necessary labour time
  7. socially necessary labour times
  8. socially-isolated
  9. socialness
  10. socialpreneur
  11. socialpreneurs

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