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 cool, damp weekend is set to give way to a drier start to the workweek before additional rain chances return by midweek, according to the National Weather Service. —
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026 Partly cloudy skies will close out the workweek, along with a CAP in place for storms. —Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Will the rain continue through the workweek? —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Keynes got the productivity forecast right, and the wage right, but the great economist was way off on the workweek. —Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workweek
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026 Partly cloudy skies will close out the workweek, along with a CAP in place for storms. —Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Will the rain continue through the workweek? —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Keynes got the productivity forecast right, and the wage right, but the great economist was way off on the workweek. —Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workweek
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“Workweek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/workweek. Accessed 27 Apr. 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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