jobhour en · NOUN
Etymology
From job + hour.
Meanings
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A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.
On a normal engineering/construction project, use of jobhours as the unit of time is common.
1990, Robert L. Kimmons, Project Management Basics: A Step by Step Approach, CRC Press, page 47:... pay-roll of mechanics at the bench, motormen, conductors, etc., who would be paid by the job-hour, trip or day
1902, William Dennis Marks, The Finances of Gas and Electric Light and Power Enterprises, W.D. Marks, 1902. page 26 (this quote also appeared in later editions)
- Synonym of workhour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jobhours | Number=Plur | lexicographic |