1la·bor (US) or Brit la·bour 
/ˈleɪbɚ/ noun
plural la·bors /ˈleɪbɚ/ noun 1 a : physical or mental effort : work [noncount] ▪ A day's labor should get the job done. ▪ Getting the job done will require many hours of difficult labor. ▪ menial/manual labor [count] ▪ He rested from his labors. ◊A labor of love is a task that you do for enjoyment rather than pay.
▪ Restoring the old car was a labor of love for him. ◊When you enjoy the fruits of your labor/labors, you enjoy the things that you have gained by working.
▪ She worked hard for many years, but now she has retired and is able to enjoy the fruits of her labor/labors.
b [noncount] : work for which someone is paid
▪ The cost of repairing the car includes parts and labor. 2 [noncount] a : workers considered as a group
▪ an area in which there is a shortage of cheap labor — often used before another noun ▪ a labor dispute ▪ The company sought to cut labor costs by increasing its efficiency. ▪ The company has a history of poor labor relations. [=the workers and the managers of the company have had many disputes] ▪ the labor force [=the total number of people available for working]
b : the organizations or officials that represent groups of workers
▪ The proposed new law is opposed by organized labor. 3 : the process by which a woman gives birth to a baby [noncount] ▪ She went into labor this morning. ▪ She has been in labor for several hours. ▪ She began to have/experience labor pains this morning. [singular] ▪ She had a difficult labor. 4 Labour [singular] Brit, politics : the Labour Party of the United Kingdom or another part of the Commonwealth of Nations
▪ a proposal that is opposed by Labour
▪ Restoring the old car was a labor of love for him. ◊When you enjoy the fruits of your labor/labors, you enjoy the things that you have gained by working.
▪ She worked hard for many years, but now she has retired and is able to enjoy the fruits of her labor/labors.
b [noncount] : work for which someone is paid
▪ The cost of repairing the car includes parts and labor.
▪ an area in which there is a shortage of cheap labor — often used before another noun ▪ a labor dispute ▪ The company sought to cut labor costs by increasing its efficiency. ▪ The company has a history of poor labor relations. [=the workers and the managers of the company have had many disputes] ▪ the labor force [=the total number of people available for working]
b : the organizations or officials that represent groups of workers
▪ The proposed new law is opposed by organized labor.
▪ a proposal that is opposed by Labour
