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workday

/wˈɝkdˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
work-day
IPA
/wˈɝkdˌeɪ/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek.

American usage

noun

That part of a day in which work is done.

American usage

adj

Alternative form of workaday.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: werkdai, weorcdæġ

Usage

Inflected Forms

workdays (plural) work day (alternative) more workday (comparative) most workday (superlative)

Phrases

teacher workday day off time off

Frequently Paired Words

day off time off PTO schoolday weekend worknight workaday

Synonyms

working day 9 to 5 nine to five weekday business day jobday work day

Questions

How do you pronounce workday?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɝkdˌeɪ/.
What does workday mean?
Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek.
Where does workday come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce workday

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