Definition for direct labour - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	direct labour (dir¦ect la¦bour) noun [mass noun] 1labour involved in production rather than administration, maintenance, and other support services. 2labour employed by the authority commissioning the work, not by a contractor.		More words in this category astroturfing brand loyalty cardholder cartage common carrier final demand handle insurance just-in-time land office mass-market MSC occupation rebrand SBA shipbroker superannuation throughput transire World Intellectual Property Organization Nearby Words direct action direct banking direct current direct debit direct deposit direct dialling direct discourse direct examination direct injection direct labour direct mail direct marketing direct method direct object direct proportion direct rule direct speech direct tax direct-drive