Labour cost is what you pay for the time, not the parts. A high labour cost, labour cost per hour.
It is usually the larger half of any bill, since parts are cheap and skill is not. A quote that hides the labour cost inside a total is worth questioning.
1nounlabour costWhat you pay for the time, not the parts.
“The part was nine pounds and the labour cost was two hundred.”
labour cost is a cost.
Also accepted in games: labor cost
Practised in Repair & Damage