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work-life balance
noun
work-life balance
[
uncountable
]
the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your work and to your life outside work, for example to your family or to other interests
:
You can't have a proper work-life balance if you're in the office for 12 hours a day.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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