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n. - A unit of work for which someone is paid.

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  • Since 1950 our agricultural output per man-hour has actually doubled!
  • Or, if you're really into measuring proficiency, 5.583333 carts per man-hour.
  • And high value-added per man-hour is the only possible basis of sustainable high wages.
  • Table I. 4 provides estimates of output per man-hour from Stewart (1977) and JASPA (1981).
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