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woman-hour

American

[woom-uhn-ou^uhr, -ou-er] / ˈwʊm ənˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər /

noun

a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one woman in an hour.

First recorded in 1960–65

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