working-day

¹ American  

[wur-king-dey] / ˈwɜr kɪŋˌdeɪ /

adjective

1. workaday; everyday.

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working day ² American  

noun

1. the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage.

2. a day ordinarily given to working (holiday ).

3. the daily period of hours for working.

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working day British  

noun

1. a day on which work is done, esp for an agreed or stipulated number of hours in return for a salary or wage

2. the part of the day allocated to work

   a seven-hour working day

3. (often plural) commerce any day of the week except Sunday, public holidays, and, in some cases, Saturday

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Usage

What does working day mean? A working day is any day that you work. Most commonly, working day refers to one of the days in the working week, the span of (often five) days that are not the weekend and when many people work.The word workday means the same thing as working day, and workweek means the same thing as working week. Workday and workweek are much more commonly used in the U.S. and Canada.The standard workweek is from Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday being considered the weekend, though working schedules vary widely. Many full-time jobs involve a 40-hour workweek consisting of five eight-hour working days. In this sense, workweek refers to all the time spent working in a week, and a working day refers to the hours spent working in a day.Working day sometimes refers just to the part of the day that you work, as in After the working day, I like to unwind by taking a walk around the lake before I go home for the night. The word working day is sometimes used to distinguish it from other nonwork days during a certain period, as in My trip is 11 days away—and only eight working days!Example: My working day consists of catching up on emails for the first hour or so, and then I’m in meetings for several hours, leaving me an hour or two to get some actual work done.

Etymology

Origin of working-day¹

First recorded in 1470–80

Origin of working day¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

“We’re working day in and day out to make the Games more accessible than ever to the millions of people who want to get involved in a meaningful way.”

From Los Angeles Times

“However, we must not forget that remaining in our homeland and working day by day to develop a civilization of love and peace remains something very valuable.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The contract is subject to the execution of an agreement, with remaining terms established in a tender, with a period of up to 30 working days from the provisional award, Telefonica said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Currently, each EU country has its own set of rules, and it takes an average 10 working days to get the necessary approvals, an EU official said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Wings were chaotic and staff across most units were unable to confirm where all prisoners were during the working day," the report said.

From BBC