daywork
daywork · dayworks
Work carried out or paid for on a daily basisWork carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
UK/ˈdeɪwɜːk/US/ˈdeɪwɝk/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
(countable, uncountable)Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The work done in a day; a day's work.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
Origin
From Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. By surface analysis, day + work.
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Forms
plural: dayworksWord family
1 related wordsRelateddayworker
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable