daywork

[ dey-wurk ]

/ ˈdeɪˌwɜrk /

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noun

work done and paid for by the day.

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Origin of daywork

before 1000; Middle English dai-werk the amount of land worked by a team in one day, Old English dæg-weorc day's work. See day, work

OTHER WORDS FROM daywork

dayworker, noun

Words nearby daywork

day trading, day-trip, day-tripper, Da Yunhe, daywear, daywork, daze, dazed, dazibao, dazzle, dazzling