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work ethic

Work ethic is defined as a belief in laboring diligently.

(noun)

An example of someone with work ethic is a person who gets to work on time every day and always works long days to get the job done.

See work ethic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a system of values in which central importance is ascribed to work, or purposeful activity, and to qualities of character believed to be promoted by work

See work ethic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence.

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