daywork
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daywork
- /ˈdeɪwɜːk/ UK
- /ˈdeɪwɝk/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. By surface analysis, day + work.
noun dayworks · day work · day-work
- The work done in a day; a day's work.
- The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
- Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
- Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities. ‘The task of servicing such moles is not entrusted to normal overseas residencies but to a Karla representative, as he is known, usually a military officer, whose daywork is to be an attaché of an Embassy.’
Talk about this word "daywork." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daywork. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. daywork. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daywork "daywork." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daywork.Cite this
@misc{daywork_2026,
title = {daywork},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daywork},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
