workday
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workday
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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.
noun workdays · work day
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Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek.
It will take five workdays to process your application.
Similar: weekday, business day
- That part of a day in which work is done. My workday is 8 hours.
Similar: working day, jobday, 9 to 5, nine to five
adjective more workday · most workday · work day
- Alternative form of workaday
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noun
Similar: working day, jobday, 9 to 5, nine to five
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noun part of a day on which work is done
| Español | jornada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 工作時間 /工作时间 gōngzuò shíjiān |
| Français | journée de travail |
| Română | timp zilnic de lucru |
| Русский | рабочее вре́мя rabočeje vrémja, рабо́чий день rabóčij denʹ |
noun day on which work is done
| Español | día laborable, día hábil, día laboral |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 工作日 gōngzuòrì |
| हिन्दी | कार्यदिवस kāryadivas |
| Português | dia útil |
| Français | jour ouvrable |
| Română | zi lucrătoare |
| Русский | рабо́чий день rabóčij denʹ, будний день budnij denʹ, трудодень trudodenʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ngày công, ngày làm việc |
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