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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFree Labor
/friː ˈleɪ.bər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Work performed voluntarily without payment.
"Many community projects rely on free labor from volunteers." - 2
Labor that is not bound by contractual obligations.
"The organization benefited from free labor during the charity event."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'free labor' originates from the combination of the Old English 'freo', meaning 'free', and the Latin 'labor', meaning 'work'. Historically, it has evolved to denote work that is not coerced or compensated, often associated with voluntary service or unpaid work.
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Travail gratuit
Transliteration: Tra-vail gra-tuit
"De nombreux projets communautaires dépendent du travail gratuit des bénévoles."
Freie Arbeit
Transliteration: Frei-e Ar-bait
"Viele Gemeinschaftsprojekte sind auf freie Arbeit von Freiwilligen angewiesen."
Lavoro gratuito
Transliteration: La-vo-ro gra-tui-to
"Molti progetti comunitari si basano sul lavoro gratuito dei volontari."
Trabajo gratuito
Transliteration: Tra-ba-jo gra-tui-to
"Muchos proyectos comunitarios dependen del trabajo gratuito de los voluntarios."
Trabalho gratuito
Transliteration: Tra-ba-lho gra-tui-to
"Muitos projetos comunitários dependem do trabalho gratuito de voluntários."
निशुल्क श्रम
Transliteration: Nishulk shram
"कई सामुदायिक परियोजनाएँ निशुल्क श्रम पर निर्भर करती हैं।"
无偿劳动
Transliteration: Wúcháng láodòng
"许多社区项目依赖于志愿者的无偿劳动。"
무료 노동
Transliteration: Muryō nodong
"많은 커뮤니티 프로젝트는 자원봉사자의 무료 노동에 의존합니다."
無償労働
Transliteration: Mushō rōdō
"多くの地域プロジェクトはボランティアの無償労働に依存しています。"
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