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nine to five

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
nine -to -five
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

noun

The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.

noun

The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.

noun

The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.

adj

Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.

adj

Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.

verb

To work a typical day job with office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

nine-to-five (alternative) 9 to 5 (alternative) 9-to-5 (alternative) 9-5 (alternative) 9-2-5 (alternative) nine while five (alternative, Yorkshire) nine to fives (plural) nine to fives (present, singular) nine to fiving (participle, present) nine to fived (participle, past) nine to fived (past)

Phrases

nine-to-fiver 9-9-6 bankers' hours

Frequently Paired Words

9-9-6 bankers' hours

Synonyms

nine-to-fiver

Questions

What does nine to five mean?
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where does nine to five come from?
From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.

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