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Definition of "nine-to-five" []

  • Of a job, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m., the usual office hours in the US, the UK and elsewhere. (adjective)

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Use "nine-to-five" in a sentence
  • ""Yeah okay, a lot of them have jobs, they work a crappy nine-to-five, they've got student loans," concedes Sgt."
  • "If you work a nine-to-five job that you hate, then you're on a leash and you'll only make enough to get by and you won't be happy."
  • "While others are satisfied with a nine-to-five job, your hunger for great success led you to be an entrepreneur."
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