labor contract
noun
Simple meaning
Contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
layberkahntraktSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈleɪbɚˈkɑntɹækt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
Used this way, labor contract is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in law or legal and business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Business/professional
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