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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
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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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