a 40-hour (working) week
1working week — UK US noun [C, usually singular] UK (US workweek) ► HR, WORKPLACE the number of hours or days that people spend at work in a period of a week: »Small businesses lose 12 working weeks a year dealing with unnecessary rules and regulations. »the… …
2working week — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms working week : singular working week plural working weeks British the number of hours or days that you work each week a 35 hour working week …
3Working tax credit — (WTC), is a component of the current tax credits scheme in the United Kingdom part of the system of means tested social security benefits. The related component of the scheme is the Child tax credit (CTC). Tax credits were introduced in their… …
4Working Time Directive — The Working Time Directive of the European Union (Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time, Official Journal L 307, 13/12/1993 pages 0018 ndash;0024; amended by Directive… …
5working — work|ing1 W1S1 [ˈwə:kıŋ US ˈwə:r ] adj [only before noun] 1.) a) having a job that you are paid for →↑employed ▪ a working mother ▪ Many working women rely on relatives for childcare. ▪ A smaller working population will have to support a growing… …
6week — W1S1 [wi:k] n [: Old English; Origin: wicu] 1.) a period of seven days and nights, usually measured in Britain from Monday to Sunday and in the US from Sunday to Saturday once/twice/three times etc a week ▪ Letters were delivered twice a week… …
7Working time — Part of a series on Organized labour …
8week — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last, past ▪ previous ▪ coming, following, next ▪ consecutive, successive …
9week — [[t]wi͟ːk[/t]] ♦ weeks 1) N COUNT A week is a period of seven days. Some people consider that a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. I had a letter from my mother last week... This has been on my mind all week... I know a wonderful… …
10week — /wi:k/ noun (C) 1 a period of seven days and nights, usually measured in Britain from Monday to Sunday and in the US from Sunday to Saturday: The flight to Accra goes twice a week. | See you next week. 2 any period of seven days and nights: The… …