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person-hour

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
per-son--hour
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compound of person + hour, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., ton-miles, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X persons working during Y hours = X × Y = Z person-hours.

Inflected Forms

person-hours (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

machine-hour

Synonyms

man-hour

Questions

What does person-hour mean?
The amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.
Where does person-hour come from?
Compound of person + hour, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., ton-miles, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X persons working during Y hours = X × Y = Z person-hours.

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