- labour exchange
- `labour ex,change noun count BRITISH OLD-FASHIONEDa place where people went to get help in finding a job. The usual British word for this is now job centre.
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Labour Exchange — noun A former name for a ↑job centre (see under ↑job1) • • • Main Entry: ↑labour … Useful english dictionary
labour exchange — labour ex.change n old fashioned a British government office where people went to find jobs in the past →↑job centre … Dictionary of contemporary English
labour exchange — noun former term for jobcentre … English new terms dictionary
labour exchange — noun (C) a former British government office where people went to find jobs compare job centre … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
labour exchange — /ˈleɪbər əkstʃeɪndʒ/ (say laybuhr uhkschaynj) noun British → unemployment office …
exchange — I n. act of exchanging 1) to agree to; make an exchange 2) a cultural exchange 3) in exchange for 4) an exchange between place where items are bought or sold 5) a commodity; corn (BE), grain (AE); farmers ; post (AE); stock exchange central… … Combinatory dictionary
Labour — n. & v. (US, Austral. labor) n. 1 a physical or mental work; exertion; toil. b such work considered as supplying the needs of a community. 2 a workers, esp. manual, considered as a class or political force (a dispute between capital and labour).… … Useful english dictionary
labour — n. & v. (US, Austral. labor) n. 1 a physical or mental work; exertion; toil. b such work considered as supplying the needs of a community. 2 a workers, esp. manual, considered as a class or political force (a dispute between capital and labour).… … Useful english dictionary
Labour Exchanges Act 1909 — The Labour Exchange Act was an Act of Parliament which saw the creation of Labour Exchanges. The stated purpose of which were to help the unemployed find employment.Fact|date=February 2007Prior to Labour Exchanges workers would have to search for … Wikipedia
exchange — ex|change1 W1S2 [ıksˈtʃeındʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(giving/receiving)¦ 2¦(argument/discussion)¦ 3 exchange of ideas/information etc 4¦(something you buy)¦ 5¦(money)¦ 6¦(students/teachers)¦ 7¦(jobs/homes etc)¦ 8¦(fight)¦ 9¦(building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
