working day

working day

noun
1.
the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage.
2.
a day ordinarily given to working (distinguished from holiday).
3.
the daily period of hours for working.

Origin:
1525–35

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work·ing-day

[wur-king-dey]
adjective
workaday; everyday.

Origin:
1470–80
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working day or esp (US) workday
 
n
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
 
workday or esp (US) workday
 
n

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