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person-hours

person-hours is the plural of person-hour.

Meaning of person-hour

Noun

person-hour (plural person-hours)

  1. The amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.
    • Holonyms: person-day, man-day < person-month, man-month < person-year, man-year
    Synonyms:
    man-hour

Questions about person-hours

What is person-hours the plural of?
Person-hours is the plural of person-hour.

Words near person-hours in the dictionary

  1. person unknown
  2. person up
  3. person-day
  4. person-days
  5. person-hour
  6. person-hours
  7. person-made
  8. person-month
  9. person-months
  10. person-power
  11. person-to-person

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