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Meaning of "direct labour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECT LABOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECT LABOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Direct labour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRECT LABOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of direct labour in the English dictionary

The definition of direct labour in the dictionary is workers who are part of an employer's own labour force rather than hired through a contractor, such as building workers employed by a local authority.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECT LABOUR

direct debit
direct dialling
direct discourse
direct distance dialing
direct dye
direct evidence
direct grant school
direct hit
direct injection
direct input
direct lighting
direct mail
direct marketing
direct memory access
direct method
direct motion
direct object
direct primary
direct question
direct rule

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECT LABOUR

belabour
bonded labour
casual labour
child labour
division of labour
emotional labour
forced labour
free labour
harbour
hard labour
immigrant labour
indirect labour
labour
manual labour
New Labour
organized labour
overlabour
skilled labour
slave labour
sweated labour
tabour

Synonyms and antonyms of direct labour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «direct labour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECT LABOUR

Find out the translation of direct labour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of direct labour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «direct labour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直接人工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mano de obra directa
570 millions of speakers

English

direct labour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्यक्ष श्रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمالة المباشرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прямой труда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mão de obra direta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরাসরি শ্রম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

main-d´œuvre directe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buruh langsung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

direkte Arbeits
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直接労働
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직접 노무비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langsung tenaga kerja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lao động trực tiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேரடி தொழிலாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थेट श्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

direk iş gücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

manodopera diretta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezpośredni pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прямій праці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forței de muncă directe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτεπιστασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

direkte arbeid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

direkte arbeid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of direct labour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT LABOUR»

The term «direct labour» is regularly used and occupies the 101.027 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT LABOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «direct labour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «direct labour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about direct labour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECT LABOUR»

Discover the use of direct labour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to direct labour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Problems of Direct Labour Projects Procured in Lagos State
Scientific Study from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, grade: 1.0, Bowen University, language: English, abstract: Direct labour system is one of the several options of procurement used for ...
Blessing Adegoke, 2013
2
Cost Accounting
1 5.1 3 DIRECT LABOUR-COST VARIANCE ANALYSIS 1 5.1 3.1 Direct Labour Cost Variance Direct labour cost variance is the difference between the standard direct labour cost of actual quantity of goods produced and the actual direct ...
Rajasekaran V., 2010
3
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF COST ACCOUNTING
The difference between the standard hours for the actual production achieved and the hours actually worked, valued at the standard labour rate. Formula: ( Standard hours produced - Actual hours worked) x Standard rate per hour Direct labour ...
ASISH K. BHATTACHARYYA, 2004
4
Cost Accounting
This method is suggested for the following reasons: (a) There is built-in mechanism to consider time factor; it is reasonable to assume that the greater the direct labour costs attributed to a job, the longer is likely to be the time spent on that job.
P. K. Jain, 2000
5
Cost Accounting: Methods and Problems
Direct labour cost is cost of all labour expended in altering the construction, composition or condition of the product The main features of direct labour cost is that it can be easily identified and allocated to cost units, it varies directly with volume ...
B. K. Bhar, 1976
6
Start and Improve Your Business
Production costs include the costs of direct raw material, direct labour and factory overheads. Two methods are mentioned here to calculate production costs per unit, as follows: Method 1 To arrive at the production costs per unit, add the ...
Dieter Gagel, 2008
7
Cost Accounting Theory, Typical Problems with Full Solution
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL OF DIRECT LABOUR IN COST ACCOUNTING Importance of Labour In the modern business world labour plays very important role. In the production of any article material is not only required but labour plays equally ...
8
CIMA - C01 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
The calculation of direct labour variances is very similar to the calculation of direct material variances. The direct labour total variance (the difference between what the output should have cost and what it did cost, in terms of labour) can be ...
Bpp Learning Media, 2009
9
Six Days to Sunday: A Novel
(f) Direct Labour Revised Efficiency Variance (DLREV). (g) Direct Labour Yield Variance (DLYV). The following chart indicates the division and subdivision of labour variances: Direct Labour Rate Variance (DLRV) Direct Labour Efficiency ...
Bernard Brunner, 1975
10
Cost Accounting
No. of Units produced x Direct Labour Cost per unit or = Prime Cost (or Direct Cost) - Direct Material Cost - Direct Expenses ILLUSTRATION 3 [Computation of Direct Labour Cost] Calculate the Direct Labour Cost in each of the following ...
Tulsian, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECT LABOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term direct labour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Birnbaum bites back: Open costings - yes or no?
The customer negotiated the price of the fabric and trim and designated the suppliers, leaving only CM — factory direct labour cots + factory ... «just-style.com, Jul 15»
2
Midland Heart eyes direct labour expansion
One of the largest housing associations in the Midlands will consider expanding its direct maintenance service after it proved 'more competitive' ... «Inside Housing, Jul 15»
3
Fallout of a flimsy case against Wipro | Business Line
The FLSA was largely focused on direct labour workers — those whose output varied in direct proportion to a company's demand. If a company ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
4
L&Q latest to move repairs in-house
Meanwhile, consultancy Just Housing plans to meet Altair to discuss the creation of a pan-London service combining the direct labour forces of ... «Inside Housing, Jul 15»
5
Council takes on grass verges itself after DRD cuts
... April and October with sightlines at bends and junctions being cut more frequently dependent on direct labour and machinery availability.”. «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
6
The sugar industry needs private-sector led diversification
Any cost-saving initiative is limited as its direct labour cost exceeds the world market price of sugar. Even with preferential prices from Caricom ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
7
Shettima orders construction of quarters for doctors, nurses
... commissioner in the State, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan through a direct labour that was aimed at maximizing benefits while spending less. «DailyPost Nigeria, Jun 15»
8
Association Urges FG To Revive Delta Ports
“Apart from the physical direct labour, the place was a beehive of business activities when it was functional; everybody was happy, ... «The Tide, Jun 15»
9
Renaker Build: In focus
... and a concrete frame for the basement car park up to level two of the building, which was constructed using their own direct labour force. «Premier Construction Magazine, Jun 15»
10
Egypt's Tourism: Convening of Supreme Council only way to …
There are 3.8 million people working in the tourism sector, of which 1.8 million are direct labour and 1.7 million are indirect labour, according to ... «eTurboNews, Jun 15»

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