man-hour

[man-ou^uhr, -ou-er]

noun

1. a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in an hour. man-hr

man-hour

noun

1. a unit for measuring work in industry, equal to the work done by one man in one hour

Word History and Origins

Origin of man-hour¹

First recorded in 1915–20