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Meaning of "dress-down Friday" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dress-Down Friday is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dress-down Friday in the English dictionary

The definition of dress-down Friday in the dictionary is a policy adopted by some business organizations of promoting a relaxed atmosphere by allowing employees to wear informal clothing on a Friday.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY

dress rehearsal
dress sense
dress shield
dress ship
dress shirt
dress shoes
dress suit
dress uniform
dress up
dress-down day
dressage
dressed
dressed crab
dressed to kill
dressed to the nines
dressed up
dresser
dressguard
dressier
dressiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY

adventure holiday
bank holiday
casual Friday
federal holiday
Friday
general holiday
girl Friday
Good Friday
half holiday
holiday
legal holiday
man Friday
multiday
national holiday
package holiday
public holiday
Roman holiday
skiing holiday
tax holiday
working holiday

Synonyms and antonyms of dress-down Friday in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dress-down Friday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY

Find out the translation of dress-down Friday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dress-down Friday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dress-down Friday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

礼服下周五
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vestido hacia abajo Viernes
570 millions of speakers

English

dress-down Friday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोशाक डाउन शुक्रवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجمعة اللباس إلى أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

платье - вниз пятницу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexta-feira dress -down
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোষাক-শুক্র শুক্রবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robe - bas vendredi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakaian-down Jumaat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleid-down- Freitag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドレスダウン金曜日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드레스 다운 금요일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sandhang-mudhun ana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

váy xuống thứ sáu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடை வெள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रेस-डाउन शुक्रवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Giyinmek için cuma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Venerdì dress -down
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sukienka - dół piątek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плаття - вниз п´ятницю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dress- jos vineri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dress - απέρριψαν την Παρασκευή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rok -down Vrydag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dress- down fredag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjole ned fredag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dress-down Friday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY»

The term «dress-down Friday» is regularly used and occupies the 87.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dress-down Friday

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY»

Discover the use of dress-down Friday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dress-down Friday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Don't Be Needy Be Succeedy: The A to Zee of Motivitality©
The A to Zee of Motivitality© L V Spencer, Neil Mullarkey. 68 Dress-Down Friday own money. Typical corner-cutting by these TV types. See also TELEVISION. Dress-Down. Friday. Part of the so-called WAR ON TALENT , later misinterpreted ...
L V Spencer, Neil Mullarkey, 2011
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Objective Advanced Teacher's Book with Teacher's Resources ...
If your students need help, lead the discussion with the following questions. - In whichjobs is appearance important? - What do you think 'dress-down Friday' is? - What is bodyjewellery? - Why might some people object to a dress code?
Felicity O'Dell, Annie Broadhead, 2012
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The Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business: The Most Up-To-Date ...
... partly as a reflection of the casualdress trend prevalent in the booming Internet industry. Dress-down Friday has since been exported to Europe and other parts of the world and become firmly entrenched in corporate culture; even lawyers ...
Capstone, 2013
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Practical Approach to Writing Skills
'Dress Down Friday is a fund raiser whereby employees are allowed to dress casually on Fridays for a fee. The money raised is to go to charities to help stem illiteracy in inner-city youth.' (from www.russellreadingroom.com/drs_dwn) Do some ...
Duncan Beal, David Stone, 2003
5
Eurostars and Eurocities: Free Movement and Mobility in an ...
There is the “dress down Friday” ... In my company, they come with the most ugly football shoes, with shorts and things like that, and it smells awful. Oh my God! As Jeroen points out, it's basically just a cheesy American idea that has really ...
Adrian Favell, 2011
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English Next: Mit Plus und Homestudy section. A2/1. Hauptw.. ...
Where I work, we aren't allowed to wear jeans. I have to wear a uniform at work. Fla .17 F1b Fic F2a An evening out with the. El. E. Dress. codes. 1 . suit 2. smart casual 3. dress code 4. employer 5. employee 6. dress-down Friday a.
Birgit Meerholz-Härle, 2008
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How to Sell Your Screenplay
In the sample chart, the project is a spec script titled "Dress- Down Friday." Below the title, divide the paper into four columns. The first column is for the name of the person you intend to read this spec script. This person's title, company or ...
Lydia Wilen, Joan Wilen, 2001
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London from Punk to Blair
According to a survey conducted by the London Chamber of Commerce, 'dress- down Friday' has triumphed, with nearly half Britain's workers marking the day by downing suits and slipping into something more comfortable instead. The Long ...
Joe Kerr, Andrew Gibson, 2003
9
Get down to Business English
a business card a business lunch a business suit a meeting a lunch break a working breakfast a dress code to dress down = to wear clothes that are more informal than the clothes you usually wear dress-down Friday casual dress = informal ...
Geert Jacobs, Mieke Rosselle, Olaf Du Pont, 2005
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Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
Dressing casually and informally is sometimes called dressing down, as in “It's just a casual party, so you can dress down." "Friday is casual day in the office and we dress down." The opposite of dressing down is dressing up (wearing formal ...
Gail Brenner, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRESS-DOWN FRIDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dress-down Friday is used in the context of the following news items.
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Agents Do Charity - the women, the kids, the awards...
... including a cake sale and dress-down Friday at head office. The outcome has been phenomenal, with our staff helping to raise over £12,000, ... «Estate Agent Today, Jun 15»
2
Several US women, spouses balance sports careers
Sporting KC has the soccer equivalent of dress-down Friday, where players are allowed to wear any jersey they wish to training on that day. «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
3
The Worst Dress Code Violations You've Ever Seen In The Office
"I worked with a guy in the corporate offices of a major financial services firm who came in one dress-down Friday wearing basketball shorts ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Key Men's Blazers For Spring/Summer 2015
Try it with slim chinos, a chambray shirt and knitted silk tie for dress-down Friday in the office, or throw it on over the top of a plain navy V-neck ... «FashionBeans, May 15»
5
Auntie's jokes just stopped being funny
We can all laugh together, it's saying, we're in on the joke — like geography teachers on dress-down Friday. So they tar and feather a straw ... «The Sunday Times, Apr 15»
6
'Spectre' teaser poster shows a more casual (but no less deadly …
Maybe it's Dress-Down Friday at the MI6. The new teaser poster for the upcoming James Bond film, “Spectre,” hit the Internet Tuesday with ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
7
50 shades of a dysfunctional workplace
Shade 42: Workers lobby for a dress-down Friday, when they never really dressed up much Monday through Thursday. Shade 43: Power ... «Business Management Daily, Feb 15»
8
Dress properly for the job, business students advised at YSU event
“We want them to understand that business casual is different from what they consider as casual, and that dress-down Friday does not mean to ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Feb 15»
9
Let Ralph Lauren prep your winter wardrobe
If your office doesn't do dress-down Friday, we suggest you take a look at the upscale Purple Label, which continues a foray into slick suiting ... «GQ.com, Feb 15»
10
What a gentleman should know about tucking in his shirt
But for a more business-like look, such as an office dress-down Friday, style experts say it's wise to tuck the hem firmly in. Carl Thompson ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

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