by-work

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy wurk]
- /baɪ wɜrk/
- /baɪ wɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy wurk]
- /baɪ wɜrk/

Definition of by-work word

noun by-work work done in addition to one's regular work, as in intervals of leisure. 1

Just one definition for by-work

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Origin of by-work

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; by- + work

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for By-work

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of By-work

by-work popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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