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workweek

work·week
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wurk-week]
    • /ˈwɜrkˌwik/
    • /ˈwɜːkwiːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wurk-week]
    • /ˈwɜrkˌwik/

Definitions of workweek word

  • noun workweek the total number of regular working hours or days in a week. 1
  • noun workweek The total number of hours or days worked in a week. 1
  • noun workweek weekly working hours 1
  • countable noun workweek A workweek is the amount of time during a normal week that you spend doing your job. 0
  • noun workweek the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work 0
  • noun workweek the total number of hours or days worked in a week for the regular wage or salary 0

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Origin of workweek

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; work + week

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Workweek

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

workweek popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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