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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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Hungry diners fresh off of a workday were eager to try the dips and wish congratulations to the woman of the hour, owner Kasandra Kachakji.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
With two toddlers and a 10-hour workday for her husband, the advice was more insulting than helpful.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
In a culmination of the escalating trade turmoil between Canada and the US, California wines were swept from nearly every Canadian store in the span of a single workday.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 19 Dec. 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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