working day
noun/ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈdeɪ/
/ˌwɜːrkɪŋ ˈdeɪ/
(British English)- (North American English workday)the part of a day during which you work
- I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk.
- Their working day can last anything up to 15 hours.
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- (also less frequent workday)a day on which you usually work or on which most people usually work
- Sunday is a normal working day for me.
- Thousands of working days were lost through strikes last year.
- Allow two working days (= not Saturday or Sunday) for delivery.
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