weekday

[week-dey]

noun

1. any day of the week except Sunday or, often, Saturday and Sunday.

adjective

1. of or on a weekday.

   weekday occupations.

weekday

/ ˈwiːkˌdeɪ /

noun

1. any day of the week other than Sunday and, often, Saturday

Word History and Origins

Origin of weekday¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English wicdæg. See week, day

Example Sentences

So it wasn’t like we were just there during weekdays, working.

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But the Trojans program brings a unique set of challenges, from competition for attention in L.A. to crippling weekday traffic on the 110.

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The robots operate during weekday business hours and can run for 12 continuous hours before they need to be recharged.

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On a recent weekday, the country’s leading legal lexicographer was ensconced among the 4,500 some-odd dictionaries that fill his Dallas home, revising the entry for the adjective “calculated” ahead of Black’s 13th Edition.

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The program is getting a new format that will align it closer to the weekday show “CBS Mornings,” according to people familiar with the plans who were not authorized to comment publicly.

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When To Use

What is a weekday?

A weekday is any day that is not a weekend day.Since the weekend is considered to consist of Saturday and Sunday, the weekdays are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. (Even though Friday evening is sometimes considered the start of the weekend, Friday is still considered a weekday.)The evenings of weekdays are called weeknights.The word week most commonly refers to any period of seven consecutive days, or to the seven-day period on the calendar that begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. However, in weekday and weeknight, it refers to the five-day period that’s often considered the workweek or school week. The standard workweek is from Monday through Friday, though working schedules vary widely. Days of the workweek can be called workdays. Weekdays are usually (but not always) workdays or school days.For this reason, terms like weekday and weeknight are typically used—instead of just saying day or night—to distinguish them from the days and nights on the weekend.The word weekdays can be used as an adverb meaning on weekdays—Monday through Friday. The word weekends can be used as an adverb in the same way, as in We’re open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but we’re closed weekends.Example: I don’t usually like to be out so late on a weekday, but I couldn’t miss this!