bankers' hours

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bankers' hours

A working day that is shorter than usual or acceptable, especially one that begins late and ends early. It refers to the traditional opening times for banks, which formerly opened at 10 AM and closed at 3 PM. With the boss out on vacation, some of us have been working bankers' hours for the past couple of weeks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thomasina	[.tɔmə'si:nə]
Sara	SAH-rah (Spanish, Finnish, Dutch, Polish), ZAH-rah (German), SER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), SAH:-rah (Arabic)	Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, German
BhÀTair	-	Scottish
Armelle	-	French
Meritxell	mu-ree-CHEL	Catalan
Geraint	GE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance