Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any day on which work is ordinarily performed, as distinguished from Sundays and holidays.
- noun That part of the day which is devoted or allotted to work or labor; the period each day in which work is actually carried on: as, a working-day of eight hours.
- Relating to days on which work is done, as opposed to Sundays and holidays; hence, plodding; laborious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard-working.
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Examples
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The data are a compilation of national gross-domestic-product figures, adjusted by the OECD for seasonal and working-day effects where needed.
OECD Countries' Economic Growth Slows Alex Brittain 2011
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We are but warriors for the working-day. and yet conscious
The Armenian Genocide, the President, and the truth. | RedState 2010
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Although it was a Wednesday and a working-day, carriages full of opera-goers were already on their way to Mission Street in the cool breeze of the early evening.
red dust Ryn Cricket 2010
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On the year, GDP contracted 1.5% on a working-day adjusted basis in the fourth quarter, Statistics Sweden said.
Sweden Slips Back Into Recession Anna Molin 2010
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So they shorten the length of the working-day, temporally lay-off some of their workers and eventually have to dismiss them.
How the Economy Responds to Governmental Attempts to Overcome Slumps and Depressions 2009
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Italian industrial production, accounting for about one-third of gross domestic product, will show a record 17.6% annual plunge in January on a working-day adjusted basis, the business group said.
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The last three years have seemed like one long working-day, with no rest.
A Doll's House 2006
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The last three years have seemed like one long working-day, with no rest.
A Doll's House 2006
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Loud sousing and snorting noises were heard to proceed from a tub in the back quarters of the dwelling, proclaiming that he was there performing his great Sunday wash, lasting half-an-hour, to which his washings on working-day mornings were mere flashes in the pan.
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Besides, it was still the working-day on the West Coast.
Music To My Sorrow Lackey, Mercedes 2005
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