working day
the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage.
a day ordinarily given to working (distinguished from holiday).
the daily period of hours for working.
Origin of working day
1Other definitions for working-day (2 of 2)
workaday; everyday.
Origin of working-day
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How to use working day in a sentence
Much of the working day is spent papering over a job half done from the day before.
God knows, there is enough to sigh for in this working-day world, is there not?
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordIt was considered a triumph when the working-day was reduced to thirteen hours.
Captains of Industry | James PartonThe convention centered on the demand to reduce the working day to eight hours.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanIn the main the leaders of the Federation placed slight reliance upon efforts to shorten the working day through legislation.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig Perlman
The working-day of the steam-engine, on the other hand, is twenty-four hours in length.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for working day
a day on which work is done, esp for an agreed or stipulated number of hours in return for a salary or wage
the part of the day allocated to work: a seven-hour working day
(often plural) commerce any day of the week except Sunday, public holidays, and, in some cases, Saturday
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