working day

Universal Words noun (BrE) 1 (AmE workday) the part of a day during which you work: I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk. * Their working day can last anything up to 15 hours. 2 (also less frequent workday) a day on which you usually work or on which most people usually work: Sunday is a normal working day for me. * Thousands of working days were lost through strikes last year. * Allow two working days (= not Saturday or Sunday) for delivery.