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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Illinois quickly passed an eight-hour workday law, which went into effect on this date.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Union leaders in Germany warned that extended workdays and rising anti-immigrant sentiment were dismantling labor protections.
—CBS News, 1 May 2025
Josh Dallin spends his workdays talking to Utahns who raise cattle and grow crops, and knew that many were in distress.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2025
Why Americans protest on May 1 Before the 8-hour workday became standard, the organization now known as the American Federation of Labor planned a nationwide strike for May 1, 1886, to demand an 8-hour workday, as many workers were doing shifts twice that long.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Union leaders in Germany warned that extended workdays and rising anti-immigrant sentiment were dismantling labor protections.
—CBS News, 1 May 2025
Josh Dallin spends his workdays talking to Utahns who raise cattle and grow crops, and knew that many were in distress.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2025
Why Americans protest on May 1 Before the 8-hour workday became standard, the organization now known as the American Federation of Labor planned a nationwide strike for May 1, 1886, to demand an 8-hour workday, as many workers were doing shifts twice that long.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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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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