man-hour

[ man-ouuhr, -ou-er ]

/ ˈmænˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər /

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noun

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

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Origin of man-hour

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby man-hour

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How to use man-hour in a sentence

(b) The man-hour rate requires that the hours worked be carefully recorded and totaled, as well as the cost.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
The man-hour plan requires the hours worked to be recorded and footed in addition to the labor cost.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
(a) The inability to fix a standard for the efficiency of the labor lays the man-hour rate open to criticism.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
One man-hour of idle time to be charged into the cost figure of the antigrav unit.
Sense from Thought Divide|Mark Irvin Clifton

Since 1950 our agricultural output per man-hour has actually doubled!
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

British Dictionary definitions for man-hour

man-hour

noun

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

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