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labor theory of value

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
labor the-o-ry of -val-ue
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The theory, usually associated with Marxian economics, that freely reproducible goods obtain their value from socially necessary human labor time.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

labour theory of value (alternative) labor value theory (alternative) labor-value theory (alternative) labour value theory (alternative) labour-value theory (alternative)

Synonyms

LTV

Questions

What does labor theory of value mean?
The theory, usually associated with Marxian economics, that freely reproducible goods obtain their value from socially necessary human labor time.

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