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.

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Also flex·i·time [flek-si-tahym] /ˈflɛk sɪˌtaɪm/.

Origin of flextime

First recorded in 1970–75; flex2 + time

OTHER WORDS FROM flextime

flex·tim·er, flex·i·tim·er, noun

Words nearby flextime

flexner's bacillus, flexo, flexography, flexor, flexor retinaculum, flextime, flexuosity, flexuous, flexure, fley, flibbert
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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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