Meaning & use
workweek
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the number of days or hours in a week that a person regularly works
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The company switched to a four-day workweek to improve employee well-being.
A standard workweek in many countries is around forty hours.
A note on using this word
Mainly used in American English; British English more often uses 'working week' for the same idea.
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