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Day : noun : period of 24 hours
• There are thirty days in June.
• The first day of the month is a public holiday.
Settlement day = day when accounts have to be settled
• Three clear days = three whole working days
• To give ten clear days' notice
• Allow four clear days for the cheque to be paid into the bank
Day : noun : Period of work from morning to night
• She took two days off = she did not come to work for two days.
• He works three days on, two days off = he works for three days, then has two days' holiday.
To work an eight-hour day = to spend eight hours at work each day
Day Shift = shift which works during the daylight hours such as from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
• There are 150 men on the day shift.
• He works the day shift.
Day release = arrangement where a company allows a worker to go to college to study for one or two days each week
• The junior sales manager is attending a day release course.
Daybook : noun : book with an account of sales and purchases made each day
Day-to-day : adjective : ordinary or which goes on all the time
Day worker : noun : person who works the day shift
• He organizes the day-to-day running of the company.
• Sales only just cover the day-to-day expenses.