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working day
1noun
- the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage.
- a day ordinarily given to working ( holiday ).
- the daily period of hours for working.
working-day
2[ wur-king-dey ]
adjective
- workaday; everyday.
working day
noun
- a day on which work is done, esp for an agreed or stipulated number of hours in return for a salary or wage
- the part of the day allocated to work
a seven-hour working day
- often plural commerce any day of the week except Sunday, public holidays, and, in some cases, Saturday
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Origin of working day1
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Example Sentences
A bookkeeper in London for 19 years, she knows how to handle her money, but her working days were cut from four to three.
"After 30 years, I've genuinely forgotten how long you get to rehearse, and how long the working day is. I keep asking the young team, is this normal?"
His working day would begin at 6am and he would often not finish until late into the evening.
She added, "We are also making offers to 89% of GLO claimants within 40 working days of receipt of a full claim, with over half of eligible claimants having now settled their claim."
He said a good portion of his working day is taken up with patients who have long-term conditions that need investigation and treatment.
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More About Working Day
What doesÌýworking dayÌýmean?
A working day is any day that you work. Most commonly, working day refers to one of the days in the working week, the span of (often five) days that are not the weekend and when many people work.
The word workday means the same thing as working day, and workweek means the same thing as working week. Workday and workweek are much more commonly used in the U.S. and Canada.
The standard workweek is from Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday being considered the weekend, though working schedules vary widely. Many full-time jobs involve a 40-hour workweek consisting of five eight-hour working days. In this sense, workweek refers to all the time spent working in a week, and a working day refers to the hours spent working in a day.
Working day sometimes refers just to the part of the day that you work, as in After the working day, I like to unwind by taking a walk around the lake before I go home for the night.Ìý
The word working day is sometimes used to distinguish it from other nonwork days during a certain period, as in My trip is 11 days away—and only eight working days!
Example: My working day consists of catching up on emails for the first hour or so, and then I’m in meetings for several hours, leaving me an hour or two to get some actual work done.
Where doesÌýworking day come from?
The term working day has been used since at least the 1500s.
Many workers associate the working day with the eight or so hours they have to work five days a week, but the eight-hour working day and the 40-hour workweek are relatively new concepts. In earlier times, it was common for standard working days to be 12 hours more.
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How isÌýworking dayÌýused in real life?
A full-time working week commonly consists of five eight-hour working days, but a working day can refer to any day—or part of a day—during which a person works. The word workday means the same thing and is much more commonly used in the U.S. and Canada.
Last working day of the year for me. 🎈
— Paul Kidd (@paulkidd)
Happy Labour Day! Today we celebrate the eight-hour working day. Put your feet up, play with your kids or do whatever it takes for you to unwind and reset for the short week ahead.
— Centre for WHS (@CentreforWHS)
The history of the eight-hour working day
— The Independent (@Independent)
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Sometimes my working day extends into the night—I need to remind myself to take a break.
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