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
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Now, Sanders gets a regular workweek with the team’s starters.
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The shifts in work schedules can also boost housework equity, with a four-day workweek trial conducted across six countries by 4 Day Week Global finding men spent 22% more time on childcare and 23% more time on housework.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Now, Sanders gets a regular workweek with the team’s starters.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The shifts in work schedules can also boost housework equity, with a four-day workweek trial conducted across six countries by 4 Day Week Global finding men spent 22% more time on childcare and 23% more time on housework.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Denver is bracing for a significant pattern change by the middle of the workweek.
—Joe Ruch, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workweek
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“Workweek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workweek. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
a 40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
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