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Meaning of "workweek" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WORKWEEK

workweek  [ˈwɜːkˌwiːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORKWEEK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Workweek is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WORKWEEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Workweek and weekend

The workweek and weekend are those complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal working week, or workweek, is the part of the seven-day week devoted to labour. In most Western countries it is Monday to Friday; the weekend is a time period including Saturday and Sunday. Some people extend the weekend to Friday nights as well. In some Christian traditions, Sunday is the "Lord's Day" and the day of rest and worship. Jewish Shabbat or Biblical Sabbath lasts from sunset on Friday to the fall of full darkness on Saturday, leading to a Friday-Saturday weekend in Israel. Muslim-majority countries usually have a Thursday-Friday or Friday-Saturday weekend. The French Revolutionary Calendar had ten-day weeks and allowed décadi, one out of the ten days, as a leisure day. The present-day concept of the weekend first arose from the Jewish Sabbath. The Christian Sabbath was just one day each week, but the preceding day came to be taken as a holiday as well in the twentieth century.

Definition of workweek in the English dictionary

The definition of workweek in the dictionary is the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work Also called : working week.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORKWEEK


antique
ænˈtiːk
boutique
buːˈtiːk
chic
ʃiːk
clique
kliːk
creek
kriːk
geek
ɡiːk
Greek
ɡriːk
midweek
ˈmɪdˈwiːk
overweak
ˌəʊvəˈwiːk
peak
piːk
pipsqueak
ˈpɪpˌskwiːk
politique
ˌpɒlɪˈtiːk
seek
siːk
speak
spiːk
squeak
skwiːk
technique
tɛkˈniːk
tweak
twiːk
unique
juːˈniːk
weak
wiːk
week
wiːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORKWEEK

workplace
workprint
workroom
works
works committee
works council
works manager
worksafe
worksheet
workshop
workshy
worksome
Worksop
workstation
workstream
worktable
worktop
workup
workwear
workwoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORKWEEK

Ancient Greek
bob-a-job week
cheek
Easter week
Ember week
five-day week
freshers´ week
hide-and-seek
Holy Week
keek
knock a person into the middle of next week
leek
meek
peek
rag week
reading week
sleek
turn the other cheek
working week
yesterday week

Synonyms and antonyms of workweek in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «workweek» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORKWEEK

Find out the translation of workweek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of workweek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «workweek» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

每周工作时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semana de trabajo
570 millions of speakers

English

workweek
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

workweek
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسبوع العمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

продолжительность рабочей недели
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semana de trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাজ সপ্তাহে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semaine de travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minggu kerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitswoche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

労働時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Workweek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm nguyên tuần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேலைவார
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामकरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çalışma haftası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

settimana lavorativa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tydzień pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тривалість робочого тижня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saptamana de lucru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

workweek
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werksweek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetsvecka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidsuke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of workweek

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORKWEEK»

The term «workweek» is regularly used and occupies the 73.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORKWEEK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about workweek

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORKWEEK»

Discover the use of workweek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to workweek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and ...
This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches: •How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month and 4 hours per week •How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour ...
Timothy Ferriss, 2009
2
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join ...
Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint.
Timothy Ferriss, 2011
3
The Drama-Free Workweek: How to Manage Difficult People for ...
But difficult people are found in every workplace, and running from them does not make them go away. In The Drama-Free Workweek, author Treivor Branch provides quick tips to manage workplace drama and the people who cause it.
Treivor Branch, 2011
4
Finding Time for the Timeless: Spirituality in the Workweek
This collection of actual examples offers refreshing stories of everyday spiritual practices people use to free themselves from the work and worry mindset of our culture.
John McQuiston II, 2012
5
Can a Shorter Workweek Induce Higher Employment? Mandatory ...
A reduction in the legal workweek may induce a degree of downward wage flexibility, while an employment subsidy to firms accommodates downward wage rigidity.
S. Nuri Erbas, Chera L. Sayers, 1999
6
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the ...
This study guide explains all the key concepts and people in the book, as well as gives a summary of what's learned in each chapter. This book is based off of the updated and expanded version.
BookCaps, BookCaps Study Guides Staff, 2012
7
Are the French Happy with the 35-Hour Workweek?
their behavior to circumvent its effects. First, many people working in large firms tried to maintain their initial workweek by securing a second job and obtained an increase in hourly wage, possibly to be compensated for the workweek reduction  ...
‎2006
8
Workweek flexibility and hours variation
"I use the term workweek flexibility to describe the ease of changing output by altering the number of hours per worker.
Andrew Figura, 2004
9
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
March, September, and December issues include index digests, and June issue includes cumulative tables and index digest.
‎1980
10
Working Time in Comparative Perspective
AVERAGE HOURS AT WORK In 1995, the average workweek for nonagricultural wage and salary workers was 39.2 hours. That average varies considerably across worker groups, however. For instance, the average workweek for men was ...
Ging Wong, W. G. Picot, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORKWEEK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term workweek is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Providence firefighters' longer workweek starts; no agreement with …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- City firefighters began a longer work week Sunday morning, as Mayor Jorge Elorza's disputed restructuring of the Providence Fire ... «The Providence Journal, Aug 15»
2
This tech CEO and his employees only work 4 days a week
Carson, who serves as CEO, founded Treehouse in 2013 with the four-day workweek philosophy he gave employees at his previous company, Carsonified, ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
3
Fair Workweek Act targets scheduling
The 23-page Fair Workweek Act could radically change the workplace in Albuquerque. Crafted by councilors Isaac Benton and Klarissa Pena, it was introduced ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jun 15»
4
Bernie Sanders Wants To Bring Back Your 40-Hour Workweek
... week, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Including part-timers in the calculation puts the average American workweek at 39 hours. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
5
The 40-hour workweek is on its way out
(Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) A majority of US managers say they log more than 40 hours a week. If your ideal job involves clocking in at 9 and heading ... «Yahoo Finance UK, May 15»
6
The death of the 40-hour workweek
When you're hired for a full-time job, the understanding is that you'll put in at least a 40-hour workweek. The expectation -- especially for salaried employees ... «CNNMoney, Apr 15»
7
The 4-day workweek is real ... for employees at these companies
A 4-day -- or compressed -- workweek is offered as an option to at least some employees at 43% of companies, according to the Society for Human Resource ... «CNNMoney, Apr 15»
8
In France, New Review of 35-Hour Workweek
More than a decade after it was introduced, the 35-hour workweek still projects an image of France as being one of the most laid-back places in the world to ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
9
An idea every pol should love: Four-day workweek
So why can't every week be a four-day work week? It turns out that a lot people have been thinking about this idea recently. It seems to me this is by far the best ... «NewsNet5.com, Sep 14»
10
6 Arguments For A Shorter Workweek
Konnikova writes at The New Yorker that a shorter workweek would give people more time to sleep, which she says would lead to "better cognition, clearer ... «Business Insider, Sep 14»

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