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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Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Beyond the hardware, it’s packed with AI features like Circle to Search for instant lookups and Handwriting Assist to tidy up your messy notes, all backed by a 20-hour battery that lasts well beyond the standard workday.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Mark Cuban also made headlines this week, predicting the smartest companies will officially cut the workday by a full hour, with no change to salaries.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
The labor organizers of the early twentieth century fought for the eight-hour workday when factory owners held enormous political power.
—Sharon McMahon, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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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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