workday
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌdeɪ/
- Then she'd finish her workday and celebrate after General Clarke pinned on the silver oak leaves that evening.
- end of the workday
- regular workday
- lost workdays
And Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be in class workdays.
- And Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be in class workdays.
Examples
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For every 10 workdays, 1 day is spent on these non-guidance tasks.
Academic text (2012) -
Today was just one in a series of similar workdays that go with the school year.
Academic text (2000) -
It's basically a workday for me, so...
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By ten, the workday was over for the horses not scheduled to race.
Fiction book (1995) -
He has never missed a workday.
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After a nine-to-ten-hour workday, little time or energy was left for evening labor.
Academic text (1991) -
In the span of a workday, my mother's world had shifted.
Fiction book (1992) -
Therefore, workers are exposed to noise, dust, and fumes throughout the workday, including their rest periods.
Academic text (1994) -
But, Hicks, we can sit here making small talk about your last day and what it is I'm going to do once you're gone, or we can treat this like any other workday.
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After a long workday, I enjoy relaxing at home.
Synonyms
A day of the week, usually Monday to Friday, when most people work or go to school
A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday
A day when someone usually works at their job
Antonyms
How Busy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Workday is simply work + day, so it literally means a 'day' for 'work' and usually refers to a weekday when people normally go to work rather than a weekend or holiday.