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  • Eight-hour day — Part of a series on Organized labour …   Wikipedia

  • eight-hour day — /ˌeɪt aʊə ˈdeɪ/ (say .ayt owuh day) noun a day in which eight hours are spent at work, eight hours asleep and eight hours in recreational and other activities; formerly the goal of social reformers fighting against overlong working hours …  

  • eight-hour law — A term of dual meaning. A statute which restricts absolutely the length of a day s labor to eight hours; a statute which provides that eight hours shall be a lawful day s work. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab § 780. The federal statute fixing an eight hour… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • day — /day/, n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day. 2. the light of day; daylight: The owl sleeps… …   Universalium

  • hour — /aυə/ noun 1. a period of time lasting sixty minutes ♦ to work a thirty five hour week to work seven hours a day each weekday ♦ we work an eight hour day we work for eight hours a day, e.g. from 8.30 to 5.30 with one hour for lunch 2. sixty… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • day — /deI/ noun PERIOD OF TIME 1 (C) a period of 24 hours: We spent three days in Paris then went south. | What day is it today Tuesday? | the day before yesterday: I just saw Pat the day before yesterday. | the day after tomorrow: We re leaving for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • work — ▪ I. work work 1 [wɜːk ǁ wɜːrk] verb 1. [intransitive] to do a job that you are paid for: • Harry is 78 and still working. • Most of the people I went to school with work in factories. work for • David works for a broadcasting company …   Financial and business terms

  • day — /deɪ/ noun 1. a period of 24 hours ● There are thirty days in June. ● The first day of the month is a public holiday. ♦ days of grace the time given to a debtor to repay a loan, to pay the amount purchased using a credit card, or to pay an… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • eight hour laws — Statutes (e.g. Adamson Act; Fair Labor Standards Act) which established eight hours as the length of a day s work, prohibited work beyond this period, and required payment of overtime for work in excess of this period. See wage and hour laws …   Black's law dictionary

  • eight hour laws — Statutes (e.g. Adamson Act; Fair Labor Standards Act) which established eight hours as the length of a day s work, prohibited work beyond this period, and required payment of overtime for work in excess of this period. See wage and hour laws …   Black's law dictionary

  • day — [[t]deɪ[/t]] n. 1) the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset 2) the light of day; daylight 3) astron. a) Also called mean solar day a division of time equal to 24 hours and representing the average… …   From formal English to slang

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