manhour
ər 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
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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| man-hour | |
| —n | |
| a unit for measuring work in industry, equal to the work done by one man in one hour | |
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