Home › Words › J › jobhourjobhourjobhour · noun — A measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom job + hour.nounA measure of time required to do a particular job or set of tasks.e.g.“... pay-roll of mechanics at the bench, motormen, conductors, etc., who would be paid by the job-hour, trip or day” — 1902, William Dennis Marks, The Finances of Gas and Electric Light and Power Enterprises, W.D. Marks, 1902. page 26 (this quote also appeared in later editions)Synonym of workhour.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hourwise 60% match — Hourly or in terms of hours. vs jobhour →overhours 59% match — Additional hours worked; overtime. vs jobhour →jobday 58% match — A day of the week, or regular portion of the day (typically 8 hours), during which one is on the job/at work vs jobhour →timework 57% match — Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time. vs jobhour →workload 57% match — The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period. vs jobhour →flexihours 54% match — Flexitime. vs jobhour →hobjob 53% match — An odd job; temporary, unspecialized employment. vs jobhour →hourlong 53% match — Which lasts an hour, or approximately so. vs jobhour →