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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William Jones, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Turn every workday into a self-care moment with this Salt & Stone Hand Cream Trio.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2025
That did not happen in my house, where the workdays were long, everyone’s calendars were packed and a bad cold threw off our schedule for a week.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The wrong one can create confusion, lead to notification overload, and add unnecessary complexity to the workday.
—Rebecca Lazar, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workday
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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