teaching hours
nounUK /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ˈaʊəz/
US /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ ˈaʊərz/
The time a teacher spends teaching students.
Her teaching hours are from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon.
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2. The number of hours assigned to teaching in a job or contract.
The new position comes with twelve teaching hours per week.
3. The official periods during which a school or teacher gives lessons.
Teaching hours at the school start at eight o'clock.
4. Time spent giving private lessons or tutoring.
He earns extra money by adding evening teaching hours.
5. The total time a course requires a teacher to be in front of a class.
The course counts for forty teaching hours over the term.