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View synonyms for working day
working day
1noun
- the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage.
- a day ordinarily given to working ( holiday ).
- the daily period of hours for working.
working-day
2[ wur-king-dey ]
adjective
- workaday; everyday.
working day
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of working day1
First recorded in 1525–35
Origin of working day2
First recorded in 1470–80
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Example Sentences
Much of the working day is spent papering over a job half done from the day before.
From The Daily Beast
God knows, there is enough to sigh for in this working-day world, is there not?
From Project Gutenberg
It was considered a triumph when the working-day was reduced to thirteen hours.
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The convention centered on the demand to reduce the working day to eight hours.
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In the main the leaders of the Federation placed slight reliance upon efforts to shorten the working day through legislation.
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The working-day of the steam-engine, on the other hand, is twenty-four hours in length.
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