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Workday

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of workaday. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends). US

    "It will take five workdays to process your application."

  2. 2
    the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage wordnet
  3. 3
    That part of a day in which work is done. US

    "My workday is 8 hours."

  4. 4
    a day on which work is done wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday.

Etymology 2

From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday.

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