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man–hour
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man–hour
(noun)
man–hour
/
ˈ
mæn
ˈ
awɚ/
noun
plural
man–hours
man–hour
/
ˈ
mæn
ˈ
awɚ/
noun
plural
man–hours
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAN–HOUR
[
count
]
:
an hour of work done by one worker
The job will take at least 300
man-hours
and cost about $20 per
man-hour
.
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