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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The cooler weather will be short-lived as a warming trend will begin at the start of the workweek, with temperatures in the upper-70s on Monday and the mid-80s on Tuesday.
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Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Instead, try short-term goal-setting – such as aiming to get a set number of lunchtime walks in during the workweek.
—Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
At Canon, this meant eliminating the distinction between salaried and hourly workers as early as 1943, introducing a five-day workweek before any other major Japanese company, and committing never to fire a domestic employee.
—Big Think, 7 May 2026
To start the workweek, expect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds this afternoon gusting up to and possible over 30 mph at times.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Instead, try short-term goal-setting – such as aiming to get a set number of lunchtime walks in during the workweek.
—Laura Baehr, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
At Canon, this meant eliminating the distinction between salaried and hourly workers as early as 1943, introducing a five-day workweek before any other major Japanese company, and committing never to fire a domestic employee.
—Big Think, 7 May 2026
To start the workweek, expect partly cloudy skies and breezy winds this afternoon gusting up to and possible over 30 mph at times.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for workweek
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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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