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

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Example Sentences

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

Pakistan's government increased the price of petrol and diesel by around 20% at the start of March and has already introduced measures including a four-day working week for government employees to try to save fuel.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Apart from chopping four hours off the working week, he extended free healthcare and introduced civil unions, laying the ground for a gay marriage bill that was adopted over a decade later, despite mass protests.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The country's president has already told public workers to switch to a four-day working week to save fuel.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The wholesome and varied diet, the relatively short working week, and the rarity of infectious diseases have led many experts to define pre-agricultural forager societies as ‘the original affluent societies’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari