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working day en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (UK, mainly) Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
   • It will take five working days to process your application.
2. (UK, mainly) The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.
   • That's all they really want / Is some fun / When the working day is done / Oh, girls, they wanna have fun / Oh, girls just wanna have... 1979, Robert Hazard, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, in She's So Unusual, performed by Cyndi Lauper, published 1983:
   • Your working day is 8 hours.

Forms

Synonyms

nine to five (part of the day) · business day (day on which work is done in legal and official usage) · workday · weekday (day on which work is done) · 9 to 5 (part of the day)

Translations (99)

az iş günü (day of a week in which work is done) · ug ئىش كۈنى (day of a week in which work is done) · ja 労働日 (day of a week in which work is done) · gl día solto (day of a week in which work is done) · he יוֹם עֲבוֹדָה (day of a week in which work is done) · kmr roja kar (day of a week in which work is done) · bg рабо́тен ден (part of a day in which work is done) · mk делник (day of a week in which work is done) · ms hari kerja (day of a week in which work is done) · it giorno lavorativo (day of a week in which work is done) · pl dzień powszedni (day of a week in which work is done) · hy աշխատանքային օր (day of a week in which work is done) · ar يَوْم عَمَل (day of a week in which work is done) · da arbejdsdag (day of a week in which work is done) · uk робо́чий день (part of a day in which work is done) · el εργάσιμη (day of a week in which work is done) · ka სამუშაო დღე (day of a week in which work is done) · hi काम का दिन (day of a week in which work is done) · sh радни дан (day of a week in which work is done) · lv darba diena (day of a week in which work is done) · es día laborable (day of a week in which work is done) · ko 평일 (day of a week in which work is done) · sk robotný deň (day of a week in which work is done) · bg рабо́тен ден (day of a week in which work is done) · tt эш көне (day of a week in which work is done) · tr iş günü (day of a week in which work is done) · id hari kerja (day of a week in which work is done) · yi אַרבעטסטאָג (day of a week in which work is done) · hu munkaidő (part of a day in which work is done) · ky иш күнү (day of a week in which work is done) · ru рабо́чий день (day of a week in which work is done) · ja 仕事日 (day of a week in which work is done) · hi कार्य दिवस (day of a week in which work is done) · tk iş güni (day of a week in which work is done) · sq ditë pune (day of a week in which work is done) · de Werktag (day of a week in which work is done) · nl werkdag (day of a week in which work is done) · alt иштеер кӱн (day of a week in which work is done) · pl dzień roboczy (day of a week in which work is done) · lt darbo diena (day of a week in which work is done) · et tööpäev (day of a week in which work is done) · th วันทำงาน (day of a week in which work is done) · ur کام کا دِن (day of a week in which work is done) · nb virkedag (day of a week in which work is done) · fr journée de travail (part of a day in which work is done) · ca dia laborable (day of a week in which work is done) · nb hverdag (day of a week in which work is done) · vi ngày công (day of a week in which work is done) · yue 工作日 (day of a week in which work is done) · hu munkanap (day of a week in which work is done) · nn kvardag (day of a week in which work is done) · ko 근무일 (day of a week in which work is done) · pt dia útil (day of a week in which work is done) · fr jour ouvré (day of a week in which work is done) · ur یَومِ کار (day of a week in which work is done) · sv arbetsdag (day of a week in which work is done) · lb Aarbechtsdag (day of a week in which work is done) · tg рӯзи корӣ (day of a week in which work is done) · ar يَوْم الْعَمَل (day of a week in which work is done) · nb arbeidsdag (day of a week in which work is done) · ro zi de muncă (day of a week in which work is done) · sl delovni dan (day of a week in which work is done) · hi कार्यदिवस (day of a week in which work is done) · ga lá oibre (day of a week in which work is done) · uz ish kuni (day of a week in which work is done) · is virkur dagur (day of a week in which work is done) · pt jornada (part of a day in which work is done) · sk pracovný deň (day of a week in which work is done) · fi työpäivä (part of a day in which work is done) · mk ра́ботен ден (day of a week in which work is done) · kk жұмыс күні (day of a week in which work is done) · es día de diario (day of a week in which work is done) · ms hari bekerja (day of a week in which work is done) · pl roboczodniówka (part of a day in which work is done) · ca dia feiner (day of a week in which work is done) · cmn 工作日 (day of a week in which work is done) · lb Schaffdag (day of a week in which work is done) · bg де́лничен ден (day of a week in which work is done) · sv vardag (day of a week in which work is done) · pt dia de trabalho (part of a day in which work is done) · fr jour ouvrable (day of a week in which work is done) · ja 勤務日 (day of a week in which work is done) · eo labortago (day of a week in which work is done) · be працо́ўны дзень (day of a week in which work is done) · mk работно време (part of a day in which work is done) · es día hábil (day of a week in which work is done) · el καθημερινή (day of a week in which work is done) · ro zi lucrătoare (day of a week in which work is done) · vi ngày làm việc (day of a week in which work is done) · cmn 工作時間 /工作时间 (part of a day in which work is done) · cs pracovní den (day of a week in which work is done) · fi työpäivä (day of a week in which work is done) · sh radni dan (day of a week in which work is done) · ja 平日 (day of a week in which work is done) · es jornada (part of a day in which work is done) · de Arbeitstag (day of a week in which work is done) · bn কর্মদিবস (day of a week in which work is done) · fa-ira روزِ کاری (day of a week in which work is done) · uk робо́чий день (day of a week in which work is done)