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person-day

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[pur-suhn-dey] / ˈpɜr sənˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.


Etymology

Origin of person-day

First recorded in 1965–70

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