man-hour

plural man-hours · alternative manhour

1. Synonym of person-hour.

   Ten workers for two days—that's 160 man-hours.

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   [...] every man has tools and amenities always within one minute's walk; thus non-productive man-hours are kept to a minimum.

   1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 766

   Since 1950 our agricultural output per man-hour has actually doubled!

   1962 January 11, John F. Kennedy, Second State of the Union Address

   Synonyms: person-hour