Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US)The range of days of the week that are normally worked.

    Arbeitswoche

    рабо́чая неде́ляrabóčaja nedélja

    робо́чий ти́жденьrobóčyj týždenʹ

    hours or days of work in a calendar week

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The five day workweek was invented in the 20th century.

    П'ятиденний робочий тиждень з'явився у двадцятому столітті.

    deDie fünftägige Arbeitswoche wurde im 20. Jahrhundert erfunden.

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  2. The enterprises carried the five-day workweek.

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  3. We are aiming at establishing the five-day workweek.

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  4. The International Labour Organization defines a workweek exceeding 48 hours as excessive.

    deDie Internationale Arbeitsorganisation definiert eine Arbeitswoche mit mehr als 48 Stunden als übermäßig.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
range of days of the week:
Русский
By meaning 1
range of days of the week:
Deutsch
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range of days of the week:

Origin

From work + week.

From work + week.

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Forms

plural: workweeks
Singularworkweek
Pluralworkweeks

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • hours or days of work in a calendar week:week

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
workweek — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto