working yearn.

Brit.

/ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈjɪə/,

/ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈjəː/, U.S.

/ˌwərkɪŋ ˈjɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: working n., year n.

Etymology: < working n. + year n. In sense 1 probably after sabbatical year n. at sabbatical adj. 2a and working day n.; compare earlier a week of years at week n. Phrases 1b.

1. Jewish History. Any one of the six years in a sabbatical cycle during which agricultural work is done, as opposed to a sabbatical year (sabbatical year n. at sabbatical adj. 2a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > of specific calendar > particular year in specific calendar

the year of Christc1392

yeara1500

year of (man's) salvation1560

working year1722

the Millennium1991

1722 P. Lancaster Chronol. Ess. Ninth Chapter Bk. Daniel v. 63 Seventy Sabbatical Years..being conjoin'd to their four hundred and twenty working Years.

1836 Fraser's Mag. May 582/1 The conquest by Joshua occupied the six working years of the first sabbatical cycle.

1976 S. Safrai in S. Safrai & M. Stern Jewish People in 1st Cent. II. xv. 827 Land was often rented out only till the end of the last working year in the cycle, the sixth.

2009 C. Miller tr. in Chumash: Bk. Leviticus 211/1 Bearing constantly in mind the above idea and goal [i.e. to prepare a Sabbath to God] will transform the six mundane working years.

2. The part of a year allotted to or spent at work, or during which a person works (excluding holidays, seasonal breaks, etc.).

ΘΠ

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > time of year > devoted to a specific activity

season1687

working year1798

1798 Rep. Sc. Distillery Duties 27 The Prohibition not being taken off till the End of October 1796, the Working Year did not commence till 1st November 1796, and on that Day there were entered..9,233 Gallons.

1873 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 11 Jan. 30/1 What with saints' days, family festivals, and irregular holidays.., their working year was lamentably short.

1919 Mining & Oil Bull. Nov. 710/2 The public interest lies in a longer working year.

1998 Independent 25 Feb. i. 5/1 Staff..are paid as little as £1.98 an hour, which over a normal working year would translate into a wage of less than £4,000.

2002 Hist. Scotl. Jan. 53/2 The account primarily records..the shepherd's working year.

3. In plural. The part of life during which a person (typically) works, esp. as opposed to being of school age or in retirement.

ΘΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [noun] > period or stage of life > specific

later life1691

working yearsa1817

history1822

past1827

afterlife1834

mirror stage1949

mirror phase1968

a1817 T. Dwight Trav. New-Eng. & N.-Y. (1822) IV. 248 Those, who had kept slaves, and had received the benefit of their labour throughout their working years, ought now to support them.

1880 Littell's Living Age 31 Jan. 303/1 She had used her talents and experience so much to promote the advancement of others during her working years.

1913 Times 13 Aug. 3/1 The working years of life.

1949 Pop. Mech. June 90/2 Working years are considered those from 20 to 65.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Apr. iv. 13/1 Mexico's huge bubble of baby boomers born in the 1970's are now entering their prime working years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	working year
释义	working yearn. Brit. /ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈjɪə/, /ˌwəːkɪŋ ˈjəː/, U.S. /ˌwərkɪŋ ˈjɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: working n., year n. Etymology: < working n. + year n. In sense 1 probably after sabbatical year n. at sabbatical adj. 2a and working day n.; compare earlier a week of years at week n. Phrases 1b. 1. Jewish History. Any one of the six years in a sabbatical cycle during which agricultural work is done, as opposed to a sabbatical year (sabbatical year n. at sabbatical adj. 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > of specific calendar > particular year in specific calendar the year of Christc1392 yeara1500 year of (man's) salvation1560 working year1722 the Millennium1991 1722 P. Lancaster Chronol. Ess. Ninth Chapter Bk. Daniel v. 63 Seventy Sabbatical Years..being conjoin'd to their four hundred and twenty working Years. 1836 Fraser's Mag. May 582/1 The conquest by Joshua occupied the six working years of the first sabbatical cycle. 1976 S. Safrai in S. Safrai & M. Stern Jewish People in 1st Cent. II. xv. 827 Land was often rented out only till the end of the last working year in the cycle, the sixth. 2009 C. Miller tr. in Chumash: Bk. Leviticus 211/1 Bearing constantly in mind the above idea and goal [i.e. to prepare a Sabbath to God] will transform the six mundane working years. 2. The part of a year allotted to or spent at work, or during which a person works (excluding holidays, seasonal breaks, etc.). ΘΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > time of year > devoted to a specific activity season1687 working year1798 1798 Rep. Sc. Distillery Duties 27 The Prohibition not being taken off till the End of October 1796, the Working Year did not commence till 1st November 1796, and on that Day there were entered..9,233 Gallons. 1873 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 11 Jan. 30/1 What with saints' days, family festivals, and irregular holidays.., their working year was lamentably short. 1919 Mining & Oil Bull. Nov. 710/2 The public interest lies in a longer working year. 1998 Independent 25 Feb. i. 5/1 Staff..are paid as little as £1.98 an hour, which over a normal working year would translate into a wage of less than £4,000. 2002 Hist. Scotl. Jan. 53/2 The account primarily records..the shepherd's working year. 3. In plural. The part of life during which a person (typically) works, esp. as opposed to being of school age or in retirement. ΘΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [noun] > period or stage of life > specific later life1691 working yearsa1817 history1822 past1827 afterlife1834 mirror stage1949 mirror phase1968 a1817 T. Dwight Trav. New-Eng. & N.-Y. (1822) IV. 248 Those, who had kept slaves, and had received the benefit of their labour throughout their working years, ought now to support them. 1880 Littell's Living Age 31 Jan. 303/1 She had used her talents and experience so much to promote the advancement of others during her working years. 1913 Times 13 Aug. 3/1 The working years of life. 1949 Pop. Mech. June 90/2 Working years are considered those from 20 to 65. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Apr. iv. 13/1 Mexico's huge bubble of baby boomers born in the 1970's are now entering their prime working years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1722
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