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workweek
/ ˈɜːˌɾː /
noun
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): working week.the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work
Example Sentences
student can swing a 40-hour workweek when classes resume in August?
His six-day workweeks kept us well-fed and clothed and allowed him to afford a three-bedroom Anaheim home with a swimming pool, where he and my youngest brother still live today.
Done with the workweek, they are eager to slake their thirst.
Trump said of emails spearheaded by Musk that asked federal workers to share details of their workweek and carried a tacit threat of being forced out of their jobs.
Others camouflage more sinister notions, like a company touting its eternal “start-up culture” ethos instead of warning potential employees that they expect 80-hour workweeks.
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When To Use
The workweek is the span of (often five) days that are not the weekend—the days when many people work.The standard workweek is from Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday being considered the weekend, though working schedules vary widely. Many full-time jobs consist of a 40-hour workweek (five eight-hour days). In this sense, the workweek consists of all the time spent working in a week.The workweek can also be called the working week. A day of the workweek can be called a workday.The word week can sometimes be used to refer to the workweek, as in I can’t wait for this week to be over so I can spend the weekend relaxing. (Otherwise, week most commonly refers to any period of seven consecutive days or to the seven-day period on the calendar that begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday).Example: I’m usually too busy to do any of my hobbies during the workweek, but that’s how I spend my weekends.
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