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"A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking."
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"(American spelling, idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking."
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "task performed without expectation of reimbursement",
"word": "义务劳动"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòng'àifādiàn",
"sense": "task performed without expectation of reimbursement",
"word": "用爱发电"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "task performed without expectation of reimbursement",
"word": "hyväntekeväisyys"
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"from the perspective of taxation"
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"sense": "task performed without expectation of reimbursement",
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"word": "Liebhaberei"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "task performed without expectation of reimbursement",
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"word": "kärleksverk"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "task performed without expectation of reimbursement",
"word": "义务劳动"
},
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"roman": "yòng'àifādiàn",
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"word": "hyväntekeväisyys"
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