1. Work done and paid for by the day; labor hired on a daily basis rather than by contract or salary.
Usage: Usually plural or used as a mass noun; Common in construction, agriculture, and manual labor contexts

Examples

• The construction company hired workers for dayworks during the summer renovation project.
• She took on dayworks to earn extra money while looking for permanent employment.
• Dayworks were common in the agricultural industry before modern farming mechanization.
• The contractor paid the laborers for their dayworks at the end of each week.
• Many immigrants found employment through dayworks in the early 20th century.