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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Shirley Velasquez, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
This awesome little robovac-mop is literally shaving a full workday a week off her already insane I'm-a-mom schedule.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 20 May. 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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