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awayday

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A business event, such as a team-building exercise, training course or internal meeting, that takes place away from the office without the usual distractions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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History

Etymology

Originally a railway day-return ticket at a special price.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 自強活動 /自强活动 — meeting away from the office
  • Dutch: heidag — meeting away from the office
  • Finnish: virkistyspäivä — meeting away from the office
  • Finnish: tykypäivä — meeting away from the office
  • Finnish: suunnittelukokous — meeting away from the office
  • Finnish: seminaari — meeting away from the office