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workweek

[ wurk-week ]

noun

  1. the total number of regular working working hours or days in a week.


workweek

/ ˈwɜːkˌwiːk /

noun

  1. the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)working week


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Word History and Origins

Origin of workweek1

First recorded in 1920–25; work + week

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Example Sentences

To begin with, this is the country that introduced a 35-hour workweek.

As Douthat notes, a workweek is benificial to society, just like regular Church attendance.

A normal workweek is necessary because it forces us into a routine.

Rank-and-file retail workers logged the shortest workweek since early 2010: just 30.1 hours, on average, vs. 30.4 in December.

In the beginning of October, official NHL employees were placed on a four-day workweek and given a 20 percent salary cut.

In 1973 the country was in the process of shifting from a forty-six-hour, six-day workweek to a 42.5-hour, five-day workweek.

The reduced workweek has also contributed to the absorption of those released from war service and war work.

The shorter workweek had been in effect on an experimental basis for about 17 percent of the industrial workers since 1968.

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