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workday

workday noun: any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. Also the alternative form of workaday.

Noun

workday (plural workdays)

  1. (US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek.
    • It will take five workdays to process your application.
  2. (US) That part of a day in which work is done.
    • My workday is 8 hours.

Also used as

workday is also the alternative form of workaday.

workday meaning in Hindi and Vietnamese

workday in Hindi

day on which work is done
कार्यदिवस kāryadivas

workday in Vietnamese

day on which work is done
ngày công, ngày làm việc

Examples of workday in a sentence

  • There is a one-to-one relationship between days with large cash shortages and his workdays.
  • After six months of twelve-hour workdays, most people just burn out and quit.
  • Completing one small task every morning creates micromentum that carries through the rest of the workday.

All 14 example sentences with workday

Synonyms of workday

All synonyms of workday

Forms of workday

Noun
pluralworkdays
alternative formwork day
Adjective
comparativemore workday
superlativemost workday

Plural of workday: workdays

Origin of workday

From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday.

Words formed from workday

Questions about workday

What does workday mean?
Workday means any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek.
What is workday in Hindi?
Workday in Hindi is कार्यदिवस (kāryadivas). See Workday meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is workday?
Workday is a noun.
What is the plural of workday?
The plural of workday is workdays.

Words near workday in the dictionary

  1. workcampers
  2. workcamps
  3. workcation
  4. workcations
  5. workcest
  6. workday
  7. workdays
  8. workdog
  9. workdogs
  10. worke
  11. worked

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