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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With companies feeling the squeeze of high rates and weaker consumption, Russian data show unpaid wages nearly tripled in October from a year ago to more than $27 million, with the Post adding that furloughs and shorter workweeks are also becoming more common.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Fierce Friday winds slammed Colorado's northern Front Range to finish out the last workweek of fall.
—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Prior to the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929-1941, 6-day workweeks were the norm.
—Christopher Wong Michaelson, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
One policy researcher called on the tool 742 times in September — about 34 times per day, assuming a standard workweek.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Fierce Friday winds slammed Colorado's northern Front Range to finish out the last workweek of fall.
—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Prior to the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929-1941, 6-day workweeks were the norm.
—Christopher Wong Michaelson, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
One policy researcher called on the tool 742 times in September — about 34 times per day, assuming a standard workweek.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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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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