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working week

British  
/ ˈwɜːkˌwiːk /

noun

  1. the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work

    a four-day working week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The affordable, three-course lunch menu is a staple of the working week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

She added: "The changes would be voluntary, there would be no reduction in contractual hours and those who wish to continue a five-day working week pattern would be able to do so."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Sri Lanka has raised fuel prices three times this month, increasing them by more than a third, and has imposed a four-day working week in a bid to save energy.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Colombo has raised fuel prices three times this month, increasing them by more than a third, and has imposed a four-day working week in a bid to save energy.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Winston’s working week was sixty hours, Julia’s was even longer, and their free days varied according to the pressure of work and did not often coincide.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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