hourage

English

Etymology

hour +‎ -age

Noun

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.