nine
number /naɪn/Definition
A1 the number 9: The children go to bed at nine (o'clock). a nine-month prison sentenceCardinal numbers, including nought and zero nine to five › describing or relating to work that begins at nine o'clock in the morning and finishes at five, the hours worked in many offices from Monday to Friday: a nine-to-five routine She's tired of working nine to five.Days and times of dayWorking hours and periods of workWork, working and the workplace
(Definition of nine number from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- after hours idiom
- clock in phrasal verb
- clock out phrasal verb
- flexible working noun
- flexitime noun
- in-service adjective
- man-hour noun
- night shift noun
- office hours noun
- opening hours noun
- overtime adverb, noun
- punch the clock idiom
- reduced time noun
- rise verb (STOP WORK)
- rush hour noun
- shiftwork noun
- time clock noun
- timesheet noun
- workday noun
- working day noun
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