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Meaning of Man-hour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
mænˈaʊə

Definitions

Synonym of person-hour.

Equivalents

العربية ساعة العمل
Čeština člověkohodina
Deutsch Arbeitsstunde
Ελληνικά ανθρωποώρα
Español hora hombre
Français heure-homme
Nederlands manuur
Русский рабо́чий час
Українська робочий час

Examples

“Ten workers for two days—that's 160 man-hours.”
“[...] every man has tools and amenities always within one minute's walk; thus non-productive man-hours are kept to a minimum.”
“Since 1950 our agricultural output per man-hour has actually doubled!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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