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day-work

day-work is the alternative spelling of daywork.

Meaning of daywork

Noun

daywork (countable and uncountable, plural dayworks)

  1. (archaic) The work done in a day; a day's work.
  2. (obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
  3. Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
  4. Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
    • ‘The task of servicing such moles is not entrusted to normal overseas residencies but to a Karla representative, as he is known, usually a military officer, whose daywork is to be an attaché of an Embassy.’1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 257

Questions about day-work

What is day-work the alternative spelling of?
Day-work is the alternative spelling of daywork.

Words near day-work in the dictionary

  1. day-trippers
  2. day-tripping
  3. day-trips
  4. day-watch
  5. day-watches
  6. day-work
  7. day-worker
  8. day-year principle
  9. day/night cricket
  10. daya
  11. Dayabhaga

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