labor cost; payment for work
Refers to the money paid for someone's labor or service, often used in contexts like repair fees, service charges, or wages for manual work. Similar to 手間賃 (てまちん).
See also: 手間賃
We charge separately for the labor cost of the repair.
At this price including labor, it's cheap.
Compound of 手間 (てま, 'time and effort') and 代 (だい, 'charge' or 'cost').