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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quitting time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
quit-ting -time
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time when a day's work ends, and an employee is permitted to go home.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

quitting times (plural) quitting-time (alternative)

Phrases

clock out punch out it's five o'clock somewhere yabba dabba doo

Frequently Paired Words

clock out punch out it's five o'clock somewhere yabba dabba doo close of business end of day

Antonyms

beginning of day

Questions

What does quitting time mean?
The time when a day's work ends, and an employee is permitted to go home.

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