Labor-saving

/ˈleɪbər ˌseɪvɪŋ/

श्रम-बचत

Origin & History

Formed in English as a compound of labor + saving; widely used from the late 19th–early 20th century with the rise of mechanization and household/industrial appliances.

अंग्रेज़ी में labor + saving के संयुक्त (compound) रूप से बना; 19वीं सदी के अंत–20वीं सदी की शुरुआत में यंत्रीकरण और घरेलू/औद्योगिक उपकरणों के बढ़ने के साथ इसका प्रयोग व्यापक हुआ।

Definition

Something (especially a device, method, or feature) that makes work easier by saving effort, time, or workers.

कोई ऐसी चीज़ (विशेषकर उपकरण, तरीका या सुविधा) जो मेहनत, समय या श्रमिकों की आवश्यकता घटाकर काम को आसान बनाती है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The company invested in labor-saving machinery to increase productivity.
कंपनी ने उत्पादकता बढ़ाने के लिए श्रम-बचत मशीनरी में निवेश किया।

Usage Examples

A labor-saving dishwasher can reduce the time spent on cleaning up.
The new software includes labor-saving features for payroll processing.
Labor-saving techniques helped the farm harvest more efficiently.
They adopted labor-saving measures to handle peak-season demand.

Synonyms

Time-saving Work-saving Effort-saving Labor-reducing Efficiency-improving

Antonyms

Labor-intensive Time-consuming Work-heavy Inefficient

Related Forms

Noun
Labor-saving (noun use, rare) / Labor-saving device / Labor-saving measure
Verb
Save labor / Saving (labor)
Adjective
Labor-saving / Time-saving / Labor-intensive
Adverb
Efficiently / Labor-efficiently (rare)

Idioms & Phrases

Labor-saving device
श्रम-बचत उपकरण
Labor-saving measure
श्रम-बचत उपाय
Labor-saving technology
श्रम-बचत तकनीक