weekend

[ week-end, -end ]
/ ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd /

noun

the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
this period as extended by one or more holidays, days off, or the like, that immediately precede or follow: We're getting a three-day weekend at Christmas.
any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one's work: I have to work at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so I take my weekends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

adjective

of, for, or on a weekend: a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.

verb (used without object)

to pass the weekend, as at a place: They weekended at their country place.

Origin of weekend

First recorded in 1875–80; week + end1

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British Dictionary definitions for weekend

weekend

noun (ˌwiːkˈɛnd)

  1. the end of the week, esp the period from Friday night until the end of Sunday
  2. (as modifier)a weekend party

verb (ˈwiːkˌɛnd)

(intr) informal to spend or pass a weekend
See also weekends