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person-hour


per·son–hour

noun \ˈpər-sən-ˌau̇(-ə)r\

Definition of PERSON-HOUR

: a unit of one hour's work by one person

First Known Use of PERSON-HOUR

1975

Rhymes with PERSON-HOUR

coffee hour, cooling tower, credit hour, flower power, golden shower, happy hour, ivory tower, motive power, police power, quarter hour, staying power, trumpet flower, virgin's bower, water tower, zero hour

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