English noun: work unit | 
| 1.  | work unit (quantity) a unit of measurement for work | 
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  | Synonyms | energy unit, heat unit | 
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  | Broader (hypernym) | unit, unit of measurement | 
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  | Narrower (hyponym) | B.T.U., B.Th.U., Board of Trade unit, British thermal unit, BTU, calorie, Calorie, electron volt, erg, eV, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-ton, gram calorie, horsepower-hour, J, joule, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, kilogram-meter, kilowatt hour, kW-hr, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, small calorie, therm, watt second, watt-hour | 
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