flextime

[ fleks-tahym ]

/ ˈflɛksˌtaɪm /

noun

a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.

Nearby words

flexo, flexographic, flexography, flexor, flexor retinaculum, flextime, flexuosity, flexuous, flexuously, flexure, fley

Also flex·i·time

[flek-si-tahym] /ˈflɛk sɪˌtaɪm/.

Origin of flextime

First recorded in 1970–75; flex² + time

Related forms

flex·tim·er, flex·i·tim·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for flexitime

flexitime

flextime (ˈflɛksˌtaɪm)

/ (ˈflɛksɪˌtaɪm) /

noun

a system permitting flexibility of working hours at the beginning or end of the day, provided an agreed period of each day (core time) is spent at work

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