hourage

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English

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Etymology

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From hour +‎ -age.

Noun

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hourage (countable and uncountable, plural hourages)

  1. A period of time measured in hours.
    • 1924, Decisions of the United States Railroad Labor Board with Addenda and Interpretations, page 781:
      On that date an additional man was added for the purpose of reducing the hourage on the run and reducing the punitive overtime payable under the provisions of amendment 1 []
    • 1997, Samuel M. Natale, Mark B. Fenton, Business Education and Training, page 159:
      The government has prescribed hourages for other courses and time to be spent in school, so there is no room in the college timetable.