- workday
- noun Date: 13th century 1. a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off 2. the period of time in a day during which work is performed • workday adjective
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workday — [wʉrk′dā΄] n. [LME werkdai, prob. < werk + dai (OE weorcdæg)] 1. a day on which work is ordinarily done, esp. as distinguished from a Sunday, holiday, etc. ☆ 2. the part of a day during which work is done; specif., the number of hours… … English World dictionary
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workday — index mundane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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workday — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)kdeɪ[/t]] workdays also work day 1) N COUNT: usu sing A workday is the amount of time during a day which you spend doing your job. [mainly AM] His workday starts at 3.30 a.m. and lasts 12 hours. Syn: working day (in BRIT, usually use… … English dictionary
workday — workaday, workday Workaday is now used only as an adjective in the meaning ‘ordinary, everyday’. The usual nouns for a day on which work is done are workday and working day. In AmE, workday also means ‘the part of the day used for work’ (as in an … Modern English usage
workday — work|day [ˈwə:kdeı US ˈwə:rk ] n AmE 1.) the amount of time that you spend working in a day = ↑working day ▪ a 10 hour workday 2.) a day of the week when most people work = ↑working day ▪ He commutes three hours on workdays. ▪ workday traffic … Dictionary of contemporary English
workday — work|day [ wɜrk,deı ] noun count 1. ) the period of time you work in one day: an eight hour workday 2. ) a day of the week when people have to work: Tomorrow is a workday, so we d better get some sleep … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
workday — UK [ˈwɜː(r)kˌdeɪ] / US [ˈwɜrkˌdeɪ] noun [countable] Word forms workday : singular workday plural workdays mainly American a working day … English dictionary
