Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labour exchange

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: labour ex-change
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An employment agency, a job centre.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"Isn't it taking candour unwisely far to anticipate clueless responses from some station staff and excuse them on the grounds that "some of the chaps you see in uniform have just arrived from the labour exchange"?"
"Against her father’s wishes, at the age of 18 Elizabeth registered at a labour exchange and undertook a vehicle maintenance course at Aldershot, Hampshire, learning how to strip an engine."
"Wadebridge area railwaymen were reported in the local press as "worried", while National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) Wadebridge branch secretary W J Hambly believed "the rail closures will mean dole queues at the Labour Exchange for many"."

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

labour exchanges (plural)

Questions

What does labour exchange mean?: An employment agency, a job centre.

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