manpower

CEFRC1

/mˈæˌnpaʊər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The number of people available to do a job.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The power exerted by a single person.

Examples

  • "Manpower" is the world's largest temp agency.

  • Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The total number of all available workers; the workforce.

More examples

In context

  • War bankrupted the nation's resources and manpower.

  • canals dug entirely by manpower

  • Near-synonyms: human resources, personnel

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From man + power.