labour power
Arbeitskraft
The capacity to do work which becomes a commodity under capitalismThe capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism.
Meaning
1 senses(Marxism, uncountable)The capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism.
Arbeitskraft
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
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Origin
Calque of German Arbeitskraft.Calque of German Arbeitskraft.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable