person-hour

English

Etymology

Compound of person +‎ hour, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., ton-miles, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X persons working during Y hours = X × Y = Z person-hours.

Noun

person-hour (plural person-hours)

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