person-years

A form of person-year — One person's working time for a year, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of person-year
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APA

person-years. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/person-years

MLA

“person-years.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/person-years. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “person-years,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/person-years.

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