Meaning Of The Word Man-hour

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Man-hour Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Man-hour?

man-hour
A man-hour is the average amount of work that one person can do in an hour. Man-hours are used to estimate how long jobs take, or how many people are needed to do a job in a particular time.

man-hour in American English
an industrial time unit equal to one hour of work done by one person
noun: a unit of measurement, esp. in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in an hour

man-hour in British English
noun: a unit for measuring work in industry, equal to the work done by one person in one hour

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