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flextime — 1972, translating Ger. Gleitzeit sliding time. See FLEX (Cf. flex) + TIME (Cf. time) … Etymology dictionary
flextime — [fleks′i tīm΄fleks′tīm΄] n. [< FLEX(IBLE) + TIME] a system allowing individual employees some flexibility in choosing the time, but not the number, of their working hours: also flexitime [fleks′i tīm΄] … English World dictionary
Flextime — A work policy maintained by certain employers allowing employees to choose the times in which they work during the day. Flextime may mandate that employees being in the office during certain hours to allow for meetings and collaboration. However … Investment dictionary
flextime — flexitime flex i*time , flextime flex time flex time flex time , n. [short for flexible time.] A system of scheduling working hours in places of employment, which allows employees to arrive at and leave work at times of their own choice,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flextime plan — Flextime (or flexitime, flexi time, originally derived from the German word Gleitzeit which literally means sliding time ) is a variable work schedule, in contrast to traditional work arrangements requiring employees to work a standard 9am to 5pm … Wikipedia
flextime — also flexitime noun Date: 1972 a system that allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a broad range of available hours … New Collegiate Dictionary
flextime — flex|time [ fleks,taım ] or flex|i|time [ fleksi,taım ] noun uncount a system in which workers choose the hours each day that they work, as long as the hours add up to the same number of hours every week or month … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flextime — n. flexible work hours, work hours which may be changed according to need, flexitime … English contemporary dictionary
flextime — flex·time … English syllables
flextime — flex•time [[t]ˈflɛksˌtaɪm[/t]] also flex•i•time [[t]ˈflɛk sɪ [/t]] n. bus a system that allows an employee to choose the hours for starting and leaving work • Etymology: 1970–75 flex′tim er, n … From formal English to slang
