English Explanatory Dictionary

nine to five

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
noun
  1. The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.
  2. A typical day job that occupies these working hours; (also) the working day itself.
  3. The routine imposed by such a work schedule.
  4. A person who works such a day job.
adj
  1. Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.
  2. Relating to or characteristic of the routine or lifestyle centred around a typical working day.
  3. Working such a job or committed to such a lifestyle.
verb
  1. To work a typical day job with office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Word forms

nine to five nine-to-five 9 to 5 9-to-5 9-5 9-2-5 nine while five nine to fives nine to fiving nine to fived

Etymology

From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.

Synonyms

nine-to-fiver

Related words

9-9-6 bankers' hours

Derived words

nine-to-fiver

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 朝九晚五 French: de neuf à cinq German: von neun bis fünf Japanese: 九時五時 Polish: miejsce zatrudnienia Polish: typowy dzień roboczy Russian: с девяти́ до пяти́ Estonian: üheksast viieni Finnish: yhdeksästä viiteen
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