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flextime

flex·time
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fleks-tahym]
    • /ˈflɛksˌtaɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fleks-tahym]
    • /ˈflɛksˌtaɪm/

Definitions of flextime word

  • noun flextime a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day. 1
  • noun flextime A system of working a set number of hours with the starting and finishing times chosen within agreed limits by the employee. 1
  • noun flextime flexible working hours 1
  • uncountable noun flextime Flextime is a system that allows employees to vary the time that they start or finish work, provided that an agreed total number of hours are spent at work. 0
  • noun flextime a system allowing individual employees some flexibility in choosing the time, but not the number, of their working hours 0

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Origin of flextime

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; flex2 + time

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Parts of speech for Flextime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flextime popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

flextime usage trend in Literature

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