adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a labour-saving device British English , a labor-saving device American English (= that reduces the amount of work you have to do )
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Modern houses have so many labour-saving devices.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
device
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In all, a labour-saving device for those with very large gardens.
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Used many times every day, it is the most time and labour-saving device ever invented for cooks.
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After the luxury of labour-saving devices it is just too tedious to go back to the old ways.
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If you can afford it, buy some labour-saving devices , like a washing machine.