Examples of person-hour in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
How many person-hours are required to make each design?
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2020
Donated by the Navy, the plane was restored by museum workers over the course of nine months and 500 person-hours.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2020
Donated by the Navy, the plane was restored by museum workers over the course of nine months and 500 person-hours.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
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“Person-hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-hour. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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