Workweek
(noun)
The period of five or six days in a week that are typically considered to be working days.
Origin:
Work + week.
Examples:
- The company had a standard workweek of Monday through Friday.
- The workweek is typically considered to be from Monday through Friday.
- Many people look forward to the weekend, when the workweek is over.
- The workweek was shortened to four days a week in the company's new policy.
- During the workweek, many people work from 9 to 5 in the office.