Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daywork

/ˈdeɪwɝk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: day-work
IPA: /ˈdeɪwɝk/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The work done in a day; a day's work.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The amount of land that can be worked in a day.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘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.’"

Etymology

From Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. By surface analysis, day + work.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: daywork, dæġweorc, *dagawerk, *dagawerką

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdeɪwɝk/
British English: /ˈdeɪwɜːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dayworks (plural) day work (alternative) day-work (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dayworker

Questions

How do you pronounce daywork?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪwɝk/.
What does daywork mean?: The work done in a day; a day's work.
Where does daywork come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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