WORKDAY
workday, working day
(noun) the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; “they work an 8-hour day”
workday, working day, work day
(noun) a day on which work is done
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
workday (plural workdays)
(chiefly, US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).
(chiefly, US) That part of a day in which work is done.
Synonyms
• working day (mainly UK)
• (part of the day): 9 to 5, nine to five
• (day on which work is done): weekday
• (day on which work is done in legal and official usage): business day
Coordinate terms
• worknight
Adjective
workday (comparative more workday, superlative most workday)
Alternative form of workaday.
Anagrams
• day work, day-work, daywork
Source: Wiktionary
Work"day`, n. & a. Etym: [AS. weorcdæg.]
Definition: A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from Sunday,
festivals, etc., a working day.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition