workday

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, drunk, extended, hectic, similar, whole

VERB + WORKDAY

complained, end, finish, shortened

WORKDAY + NOUN

dawn, grime, hours, meetings

PREP.

in, in, up, with

Definitions

noun

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).

It will take five workdays to process your application.

That part of a day in which work is done.

My workday is 8 hours.

adj

Alternative form of workaday.

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Example Bank

It will take five workdays to process your application.

Wiktionary

My workday is 8 hours.

Wiktionary

The fire and power outage resulted in a shortened workday at some exchanges in Manhattan's financial district.

Tatoeba · #32304

Sunday is not a workday for me.

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Auto mechanics finish up the workday with grime all over their hands.

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One of the employees' habits is to gather in some bar or restaurant at the end of the workday to get drunk and forget their miserable life until the next day.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, workday is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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