working day

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working day

noun working days

  1. UK, mainly Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends). It will take five working days to process your application.

    Similar: weekday, business day

  2. UK, mainly The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage. Your working day is 8 hours.

    Similar: workday, 9 to 5, nine to five

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noun day of a week in which work is done

Españoldía hábil, día laborable, día de diario
한국어근무일 geunmu'il, 평일 pyeong'il
日本語仕事日 shigotobi, 労働日 rōdōbi, 平日 heijitsu, 勤務日 kinmubi
中文工作日 gōngzuòrì
हिन्दीकार्यदिवस kāryadivas, कार्य दिवस kārya divas, काम का दिन kām kā din
Portuguêsdia útil
Françaisjour ouvré, jour ouvrable
DeutschArbeitstag, Werktag
Italianogiorno lavorativo
Ελληνικάκαθημερινή kathimeriní, εργάσιμη ergásimi
Românăzi lucrătoare, zi de muncă
Русскийрабо́чий день rabóčij denʹ
Tiếng Việtngày công, ngày làm việc
العربيةيَوْم عَمَل yawm ʕamal, يَوْم الْعَمَل yawm al-ʕamal
עבריתיוֹם עֲבוֹדָה yom avodá

noun part of a day in which work is done

Españoljornada
中文工作時間 /工作时间 gōngzuò shíjiān
Portuguêsdia de trabalho, jornada
Françaisjournée de travail

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@misc{working_day_2026,
  title = {working day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/working%20day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}