"jobhour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jobhours [plural]
Etymology: job + hour Etymology templates: {{compound|en|job|hour}} job + hour Head templates: {{en-noun}} jobhour (plural jobhours)
  1. A time during which a person is doing their job.
    Sense id: en-jobhour-en-noun-KEOcwqD9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.
    Sense id: en-jobhour-en-noun-vKaAgSv3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: workhour

Inflected forms

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