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

Researchers writing in Harvard Business Review found that employees switch between applications roughly 1,200 times per day, consuming nearly 9% of the workweek in reorientation and context switching alone. — Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

A couple of countries in Europe have instituted four-day workweeks. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Temperatures in the metro will remain in the low to mid-70s through the end of the workweek, near Kansas City’s average high of 77 degrees for this time of year. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

North Texas starts the workweek off hot and muggy, with high temperatures in the middle 90s and feels-like temperatures around 100 °. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 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