workweek

noun

work·​week ˈwərk-ˌwēk 

: the hours or days of work in a calendar week

40-hour workweek

a 5-day workweek

a shortened workweek

Examples of workweek in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a round of temperatures in the mid to upper 70s on Tuesday afternoon, a warming trend carries us into the end of the workweek. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2026

Americans could one day enjoy a 32-hour workweek if a new bill introduced in Congress this week somehow passes. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Her three kids grew up spending weekends there while the family lived at another house in town during the workweek. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

The unofficial end of summer may have come with the annual observance of the Labor Day holiday, but the temperatures set to bake the Bay Area as the post-holiday workweek began were expected to be more in keeping with a midsummer sizzle. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for workweek

• antique
• batik
• bespeak
• boutique
• cacique
• comique
• critique
• grosbeak
• midweek
• mystique
• oblique
• physique

Kids Definition

workweek

noun

work·​week ˈwərk-ˌwēk 

: the hours or days of work in a calendar week

a 40-hour workweek

a 5-day workweek