Meaning of “weekend” in the English Dictionary

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"weekend" in English

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weekendnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˌwiːkˈend/ us ​ /ˈwiːk.end/

A1 Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go to work:

This/Next weekend we're going to see some friends.
I have a lot of homework to do over the weekend.
He spent the weekend fishing with his brother.
UK Do you have anything planned for the weekend?

› a trip or a visit at a weekend:

How much would a weekend for two in New York cost?
They own a weekend retreat in the country.
at the weekend UK US on the weekend

› on Saturday or Sunday, or on both Saturday and Sunday:

What did you do at the weekend?
We go out once in a while after work and at the weekend.
at weekends UK US on (the) weekends

› usually or often between Friday evening and Sunday night, or on Saturdays and Sundays:

They go windsurfing at weekends.

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(Definition of “weekend” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"weekend" in American English

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weekendnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈwik·end/

› Saturday and Sunday, when many people do not work:

Do you have anything planned for the weekend?

(Definition of “weekend” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"weekend" in Business English

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weekendnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˌwiːkˈend/ us ​ /ˈwiːkend/

› Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night:

this/next/last weekend The contract ends next weekend.
The film produced huge takings on the first weekend.

› a holiday or a visit taken at a weekend:

How much would a weekend for two in Amsterdam cost?
a weekend break/trip
at the weekend UK US on the weekend

› on Saturday or Sunday, or on both Saturday and Sunday:

Sales of the new games console, launched at the weekend, were at record levels.
at weekends UK US on (the) weekends

› between Friday evening and Sunday night, or on Saturdays and Sundays:

Residential consumers tend to use the phone in the evenings and at weekends.

(Definition of “weekend” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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