time and lime

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A contract where the shipbuilder is compensated based on the actual time spent and materials used during the construction of a vessel. dated
    — Naval building may also be assumed to be generally profitable since so much of it has the character of prototype construction and tends to be on 'time and lime'.
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