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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Temperatures will heat up even more for the beginning of the workweek with partly sunny conditions and a high of 72 on Monday.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
The only time an employer is not required to pay an exempt employee is if the business remains closed for an entire workweek and the employee performs no work during that time.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Progressive Automation That Frees Up Time Repetitive tasks like sending payment reminders and reconciling invoices shouldn’t consume the workweek.
—Juliana Berger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The country also has experimented with a four-day workweek.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
The only time an employer is not required to pay an exempt employee is if the business remains closed for an entire workweek and the employee performs no work during that time.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Progressive Automation That Frees Up Time Repetitive tasks like sending payment reminders and reconciling invoices shouldn’t consume the workweek.
—Juliana Berger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The country also has experimented with a four-day workweek.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Workweek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workweek. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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