weekday

noun

week·​day ˈwēk-ˌdā 

: any day of the week except Sunday or now usually except Saturday and Sunday

Examples of weekday in a Sentence

The library is open on weekdays from 9:00 to 5:00.

Recent Examples on the Web

If a person exclusively spent every weekday sitting in an office cubicle before heading to the gym, that person might wish for the chance to take a walk outside once in a while — horses feel the same way, Cobb said. —Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026

Prices vary by meal and day, with breakfast starting at $15, weekday lunch around $20 and dinner generally starting at $28, with popular steak, seafood and prime rib nights. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026

Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller departed the show in November, with the weekday CBS Mornings team overseeing the Saturday program, led by executive producer Shawna Thomas. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026

For daily updates, subscribe to Fortune’s weekday newsletters, including CEO Daily, CFO Daily, and MPW Daily, as well as Next to Lead (weekly Mondays), and CIO Intelligence (weekly Wednesdays). —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weekday

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

weekday

noun

week·​day ˈwēk-ˌdā 

: a day of the week except Sunday or except Saturday and Sunday