surplus labour

noun

Labour performed in excess of the labour necessary to produce the means of livelihood of the worker.

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Meanings

nounsurplus labour (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLabour performed in excess of the labour necessary to produce the means of livelihood of the worker.

Translations

Spanish plustrabajo
  • plustrabajo(Marxism) labour performed in excess
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APA

surplus labour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surplus%20labour

MLA

“surplus labour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surplus%20labour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surplus labour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surplus%20labour.

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