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man-year

American  
[man-yeer] / ˈmænˌyɪər /

noun

  1. a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of man-days in a year of work.

Etymology

Origin of man-year

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Ascertaining what they did was a 300 man-year task that was languishing until an open-source initiative got behind it.

From Forbes • Oct. 8, 2014

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