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workweek

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

The range of days of the week that are normally worked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jobweek, working week

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

hours or days of work in a calendar week

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they worked a 40-hour week

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: week

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work time

History

Etymology

From work + week.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 工作週 /工作周 (gōngzuòzhōu) — range of days of the week
  • Czech: pracovní týden — range of days of the week
  • Danish: arbejdsuge — range of days of the week
  • Dutch: werkweek — range of days of the week
  • Faroese: arbeiðsvika — range of days of the week
  • Finnish: työviikko — range of days of the week
  • French: semaine de travail — range of days of the week
  • German: Arbeitswoche — range of days of the week
  • Hungarian: munkahét — range of days of the week
  • Icelandic: vinnuvika — range of days of the week
  • Low German: Arbeitsweek — range of days of the week
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arbeidsuke — range of days of the week
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arbeidsveke — range of days of the week
  • Polish: tydzień pracowniczy — range of days of the week
  • Portuguese: semana de trabalho — range of days of the week
  • Russian: рабо́чая неде́ля (rabóčaja nedélja) — range of days of the week
  • Spanish: semana de trabajo — range of days of the week
  • Swedish: arbetsvecka — range of days of the week
  • Ukrainian: робо́чий ти́ждень (robóčyj týždenʹ) — range of days of the week