LABOR OF LOVE

Meaning of LABOR OF LOVE in English

work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.

[ 1665-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LABOR OF LOVE — : a labor voluntarily undertaken or performed without consideration of any benefit or reward
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LABOR OF LOVE — Synonyms and related words : act of grace, act of kindness, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, blessing, complimentariness, costlessness, courtesy, expenselessness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LABOR OF LOVE — {n. phr.} Something done for personal pleasure and not pay or profit. * /Building the model railroad was a labor …
Slang English vocab
LABOR OF LOVE — Gratuitous service.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LABOR OF LOVE — {n. phr.} Something done for personal pleasure and not pay or profit. * /Building the model railroad was a labor …
Словарь английских идиом
LABOR OF LOVE — something done for personal pleasure and not for money The book that he wrote was a labor of love and …
English Idioms vocab
LABOR OF LOVE — n. phr. Something done for personal pleasure and not pay or profit. Building the model railroad was a labor of …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LABOR OF LOVE — любимое дело, безвозмездный труд, бескорыстный труд
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LABOR OF LOVE — любимое дело, безвозмездный труд, бескорыстный труд
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LABOR — n work; also: toil, labor, etc.
Interlingua English vocab
LABOR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Labor Party Farmer Labor Party Knights of Labor Labor Day {{link=National Labor Relations …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LABOR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LABOR — (n.) Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
Английский словарь Webster
LABOR — ( v. t. ) To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LABOR — ( n. ) Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOVE — /luv/ , n. , v. , loved, loving . n. 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LABOR — — laboringly , adv. — laborless , adj. /lay"beuhr/ , n. 1. productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOVE — I. ˈləv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LABOR — I. ˈlā-bər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French labur, from Latin labor; perhaps akin to Latin labare to totter, labi …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
LABOR — noun any pang or distress. 2. labor ·add. ·noun a store or set of stopes. 3. labor ·noun travail; the …
Webster English vocab
LOVE — [love] n [ME, fr. OE lufu; akin to OHG luba love, OE leof dear, L lubere, libere to please] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LABOR — [la.bor] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L labor; perh. akin to L labare to totter, labi to slip--more at sleep] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOVE — love, Love BrE AmE lʌv ▷ loved lʌvd ▷ loves lʌvz ▷ loving ˈlʌv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ love af ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LABOR — labor BrE AmE ˈleɪb ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ labor|ed d ▷ laboring ˈleɪb ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ labor|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LABOR — I. la ‧ bor AC /ˈleɪbə $ -ər/ BrE AmE the American spelling of ↑ labour II. labour 1 S2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOVE — n. & v. --n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOVE — n. & v. n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOVE — n. & v. --n. 1. an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LABOR — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Labor Day labor union COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE cheap ▪ Process technology moves around the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
LABOR — abbreviation ALP [noun] [U not after the], [adjective] [not gradable] - (belonging to or supporting) the Labor Party, an Australian …
Cambridge English vocab
LABOR — n. American Labor Party Canadian Labor Congress Farmer Labor Party Knights of Labor Labor Day National Labor Relations Board Labor …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LABOR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOVE — See: FOR LOVE OR MONEY, IN LOVE, LABOR OF LOVE, MAKE LOVE, NO LOVE LOST, PUPPY LOVE also CALF LOVE.
Slang English vocab
LOVE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ LOVE 1,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in love • ↑ fall in love • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOVE
Longman Activator English vocab
LOVE — n. 25B6; noun his friendship with Helen grew into love : DEEP AFFECTION, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment; devotion, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOVE
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LOVE — See: FOR LOVE OR MONEY, IN LOVE, LABOR OF LOVE, MAKE LOVE, NO LOVE LOST, PUPPY LOVE also CALF LOVE.
Словарь английских идиом
LABOR — The collective or generic name given to all the various productive services provided by human beings, including physical effort, skills, …
English Glossary of Political Economy Terms
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LABOR — амер.; = labour (американизм) labour труд; - manual * физический труд - foreced * принудительный труд - surplus * (политика) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LABOR — labor.ogg ʹleıbə амер. = labour
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LABOR — труд direct labor expenditure — прямые затраты труда labor participation factor — коэффициент трудового участия - actualized labor - division of labor - indirect labor - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LOVE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LOVE — 1. lʌv n 1. любовь, привязанность, приязнь motherly fraternal, parental, filial love - материнская братская, родительская, сыновняя любовь love for …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LOVE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LOVE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LABOR — 1) труд; работа 2) рабочая сила; рабочие • labor per part — трудоёмкость обработки одной детали - support labor - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
LABOR — 1) труд; работа 2) рабочая сила; рабочие • labor per part — трудоёмкость обработки одной детали - support labor - touch labor - direct labor - indirect …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
LABOR — роды; родить - multiple labor - twin labor
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LABOR — роды; родить - multiple labor - twin labor
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LOVE — 1. _n. 1> любовь, привязанность; there's no love lost between them - они недолюбливают друг друга 2> влюбленность; to be …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LOVE — 1. n. 1. любовь, привязанность; there's no love lost between them - они недолюбливают друг друга 2. влюбленность; to be …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LABOR — рабочая сила - unskilled labor
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
LABOR — 1. сущ. 1) труд, работа 2) усилие 3) рабочая сила 4) рабочие 5) рабочий класс 6) труд (противоположность капиталу) - abstract labour - agricultural labour - common labour - complex …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
LOVE — 1. _n. 1> любовь, привязанность; there's no love lost between them они недолюбливают друг друга 2> влюблённость; to be in …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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