early-closing daynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɜː.liˈkləʊ.zɪŋ ˌdeɪ/us/ˌɝː.liˈkloʊ.zɪŋ ˌdeɪ/especially in Britain in the past, the one day in the middle of the week when most shops closed very early in the afternoon
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Time off
- absentee
- Boxing Day
- break
- career break
- comp time
- compassionate leave
- holiday
- legal holiday
- parental leave
- paternity leave
- public holiday
- R and R
- recess
- retreat
- skive
- take sth off
- tea break
- time off in lieu
- toil
- weekend
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Examples from literature
- It was early-closing day in the village, and he found the old man just locking up his door prepared for a ramble.