labor day—
1. (Labor Day) a day celebrated in honor of workers, often as a public holiday:
- The governing committee of the Stock Exchange decided to close on Monday, on account of Labor Day.
2. (in the former U.S.S.R.) a unit of labor calculated according to the expected productivity of a worker:
- The amount of work which can be done in a day is worked out for each farm operation and is counted as a “labor day.”
work day—(also: working day) 1. a day on which work is usually done:
- This year, it happened that Christmas fell on his work day. Still, it won’t keep his family from celebrating with Santa.
2. the hours a person works:
- His work day would generally last from lunchtime through dinner and then he’d work until midnight at the least.