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working-day

[ wur-king-dey ]
/ ˈwɜr kɪŋˌdeɪ /
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adjective

workaday; everyday.

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Nearby words

  1. working rail,
  2. working storage,
  3. working substance,
  4. working week,
  5. working-capital fund,
  6. workingman,
  7. workingperson,
  8. workingwoman,
  9. workload,
  10. workman

Origin of working-day

First recorded in 1470–80

Definition for working-day (2 of 2)

working day

noun

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

First recorded in 1525–35
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British Dictionary definitions for working-day

working day

esp US workday

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 worka 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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