forty hours

Full-time labor quantity

Forty hours is the standard workweek in many countries, representing full-time employment: She works forty hours a week.

The phrase often appears in discussions of labor rights, overtime pay, and work-life balance.

In Catholic tradition, Forty Hours' Devotion is a period of continuous prayer before the Eucharist, commemorating the time between Christ's burial and resurrection.

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living wage · salary · nine to five · clock · punch · punch in · commute · office · cubicle · Monday · Friday · grind · rat race · shift · job · labor · employment · schedule

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Limited work schedule

zero hours · half-time · overtime · reduced hours · unemployment

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Limited work schedule

casual employment · gig work · freelance · on-call · seasonal work

time duration quantity

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No guaranteed weekly work

forever · eternity · no time

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