wage labor

relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
Thing economic_concept Q949973
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wage labor

Summary

wage labor is an economic concept[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of economic_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • wage labor's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3].
  • wage labor is a type of social relation[4].
  • wage labor is a type of work[5].
  • wage labor's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[6].
  • wage labor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'наймичка'}[7].
  • wage labor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'наймит'}[8].

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Definition and Type

wage labor's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include social relation[4] and work[5].

Why It Matters

wage labor ranks in the top 10% of economic_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (700 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of economic concept
    Subclass of social relation, work
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9255, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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