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man-minute

man-min·ute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [man min-it]
    • /mæn ˈmɪn ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [man min-it]
    • /mæn ˈmɪn ɪt/

Definition of man-minute word

  • noun man-minute a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in a minute. 1

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Origin of man-minute

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Man-minute

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

man-minute popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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