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How to pronounce workweek in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms week
Type of work time

Examples of workweek

workweek
We operate on a four-day workweek, and our employees save as much on fuel costs.
From the al.com
At Navsys, five of its 20 remaining workers have shifted to a four-day workweek.
From the dailyherald.com
Driving the IPL home after a long workweek was like slamming a shot of espresso.
From the washingtonpost.com
One idea that may have better results than a minimum wage is a maximum workweek.
From the business.time.com
Sermons focus on modern life, balancing family and checkbook, and the workweek.
From the sacbee.com
He said many of his constituents didn't mind staying in for part of the workweek.
From the dailynews.com
For everyone who chooses the 80-hour workweek, there's someone punching out at 5.
From the time.com
For primary care physicians, closer to $150k and an average workweek of 60 hours.
From the economist.com
Better planning can help employees get more done during the rest of the workweek.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"
  • The workweek and weekend are those complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest respectively. The legal workweek (a US term, in the UK called the working week) is the part of the 7-day week devoted to labor, as opposed to rest. In many countries it is Monday to Friday. ...
  • The number of days or hours normally worked per week. The most common workweek for full-time workers is Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • The number of hours upon which leave and holidays are based.
  • Normally 40 hours beginning at 11:01 p.m. Thursday and continuing through 11:00 p.m. the following Thursday.
  • A fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours; seven consecutive 24-hour periods. It need not coincide with the calendar week but may begin on any day and at any hour of the day. ...
  • Any 7 consecutive days or 168 consecutive hours. The workweek is the basis for determining the total overtime pay that is due employees under the FLSA.