单词 | labour-only |
释义 | > as lemmaslabour-only labour-only adj. designating or relating to a form of contracting in which the contractor supplies only the labour for a particular piece of work; (also) designating or relating to a contractor, company, etc., operating in this way. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > [adjective] > of sub-contracting which supplies only labour labour-only1950 society > occupation and work > worker > employer > [adjective] > type of sub-contractor labour-only1950 1950 Times 16 Dec. 3/3 The piecework type of labour-only sub-contracting is liable to abuses. 1969 M. Gagg in R. Fraser Work II. 133 For the past seven years I have been a labour only sub-contractor. 2002 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 18 Mar. 3 He said labour-only carpenters were being paid between $25 and $26 an hour. < as lemmas |
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