# labour power

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism.

## Etymology
Calque of German Arbeitskraft.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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