Carnegie unit
noun
Car·ne·gie unit
ˈkärnəgē-,
-ȧn- also (ˈ)kär¦negē-,
or -ȧ¦n- or kə(r)ˈn-
: the credit given for the successful completion of a year's study of one subject in a secondary school
called also unit
Word History
Etymology
so called from the fact that it was first defined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, founded by Andrew Carnegie