man-hour
noun
: a unit of one hour's work by one person that is used especially as a basis for cost accounting and wages
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The 39 members of the Landmark Center Volunteer Association donated the equivalent of almost $90,000 in man-hours last year toward tours, an information desk and other program support.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
After devoting countless man-hours to obfuscating in courtrooms and legal briefs, the administration has finally availed itself of this obvious option.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 June 2025
Today, the rate is as little as a single man-hour assuming multiple steel mills are working in tandem.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 June 2025
For example, upgrading Java versions—a task that previously took six weeks—was reduced to just six hours, saving a significant number of man-hours.
—Shilpa Shastri, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Involuntary deportation soaks up expensive man-hours of ICE agents or other law enforcement.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 May 2025
This is enough man-hours to build four Nimitz-class U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
According to the report, the Department of Education’s paperwork required millions of man-hours per year to complete.
—Lindsey M. Burke, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The agreement, which would see Antioch pay up to $200 per man-hour to the assisting agency, also covers vehicle maintenance and fuel costs during the operations.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
After devoting countless man-hours to obfuscating in courtrooms and legal briefs, the administration has finally availed itself of this obvious option.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 June 2025
Today, the rate is as little as a single man-hour assuming multiple steel mills are working in tandem.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 June 2025
For example, upgrading Java versions—a task that previously took six weeks—was reduced to just six hours, saving a significant number of man-hours.
—Shilpa Shastri, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Involuntary deportation soaks up expensive man-hours of ICE agents or other law enforcement.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 May 2025
This is enough man-hours to build four Nimitz-class U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
According to the report, the Department of Education’s paperwork required millions of man-hours per year to complete.
—Lindsey M. Burke, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The agreement, which would see Antioch pay up to $200 per man-hour to the assisting agency, also covers vehicle maintenance and fuel costs during the operations.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Man-hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-hour. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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