The relative importance of, or time taken by, work and personal life to a particular individual.

A Calvinist value emphasizing the necessity of constant labor in a person's calling as a sign of personal salvation.

Synonym of Protestant work ethic

A legally binding directive—issued by a court of law, legislature, or other authority—that requires workers who are engaging in a strike or similar labor action to return to work.

(computing) The part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of local variables and constants to be used by the program

(simile) To work very hard; to toil.

(idiomatic) To achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.

Problems are solved more effectively by intelligence than by hard graft.

present participle of work one's magic

simple past tense and past participle of work one's magic