man-hour en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /mænˈaʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /mænˈaʊɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Middle English houre English hour English man-hour From man + hour.
Meanings
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Synonym of person-hour.
[...] 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:Ten workers for two days—that's 160 man-hours.
Since 1950 our agricultural output per man-hour has actually doubled!
1962 January 11, John F. Kennedy, Second State of the Union Address:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| manhour | alternative | lexicographic | |
| man-hours | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
manshift · man-day · girl-hour · man-month · man-year
Synonyms
Translations (17)
nl manuur (amount of work) · cmn 工時 /工时 (amount of work) · da mandtime (amount of work) · da mandetime (amount of work) · de Arbeitsstunde (amount of work) · fr heure-homme (amount of work) · cs člověkohodina (amount of work) · sv mantimme (amount of work) · ja 人時 (amount of work) · pl roboczogodzina (amount of work) · uk робо́чий час (amount of work) · pl osobogodzina (amount of work) · ru рабо́чий час (amount of work) · el ανθρωποώρα (amount of work) · yue 工時 /工时 (amount of work) · fi henkilötyötunti (amount of work) · es hora hombre (amount of work)