socially necessary labour time

noun

The average quantity of labour time that must be performed under currently prevailing conditions to produce a commodity.

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Meanings

nounsocially necessary labour time (countable and uncountable, plural socially necessary labour times)

plural socially necessary labour times

  1. MarxismcountableuncountableeconomicsThe average quantity of labour time that must be performed under currently prevailing conditions to produce a commodity.
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