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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quantity of work which one person can perform in one hour; -- often an estimate made for the purpose of deciding whether to undertake a project, and sometimes used in accounting.
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- noun a time unit used in industry for measuring work
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