1
: a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
Examples of workday in a Sentence
On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.
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Nuts, vegetables and hummus or fruit and yogurt are other tasty and easy-to-pack workday snacks.
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Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
In his later years, Albini settled into a workday life in Chicago, working unselectively with most of the artists who asked, touring and releasing albums with Shellac and becoming a very successful professional poker player.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2024
Crew members, for their part, alleged gender discrimination and harassment, specifically recalling moments when Schneider asked them for massages in the middle of the workday.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
For some of us, laptop and phone screens are integral to our workday, so completely disconnecting is not ideal.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 20 Feb. 2024
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Food Drink Life, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
In his later years, Albini settled into a workday life in Chicago, working unselectively with most of the artists who asked, touring and releasing albums with Shellac and becoming a very successful professional poker player.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2024
Crew members, for their part, alleged gender discrimination and harassment, specifically recalling moments when Schneider asked them for massages in the middle of the workday.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
For some of us, laptop and phone screens are integral to our workday, so completely disconnecting is not ideal.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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workday
noun
work·day
-ˌdā 
1
: a day on which work is performed
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
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