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jobhour

jobhour noun: a measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.

Noun

jobhour (plural jobhours)

  1. A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.
    • ... pay-roll of mechanics at the bench, motormen, conductors, etc., who would be paid by the job-hour, trip or day1902, 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)
    • 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
  2. Synonym of workhour.
    Synonyms:
    workhour

Synonyms of jobhour

Forms of jobhour

pluraljobhours

Origin of jobhour

From job + hour.

Questions about jobhour

What does jobhour mean?
Jobhour means a measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.
What part of speech is jobhour?
Jobhour is a noun.
What is the plural of jobhour?
The plural of jobhour is jobhours.

Words near jobhour in the dictionary

  1. jobforce
  2. jobforces
  3. jobholder
  4. jobholders
  5. jobholding
  6. jobhour
  7. jobhours
  8. jobhunter
  9. jobhunters
  10. jobhunting
  11. Jobian

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