24/5

adverb

24 hours per day, five days per week (implicitly weekdays: Monday through Friday). Designates a round-the-clock service during the week, but excluding weekends.

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Meanings

adverb24/5 (not comparable)
  1. not comparable24 hours per day, five days per week (implicitly weekdays: Monday through Friday). Designates a round-the-clock service during the week, but excluding weekends.

Origin

Shortened from “twenty-four hours a day, five days a week”. Variant of 24/7.

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Cite this entry
APA

24/5. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/24%2F5

MLA

“24/5.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/24%2F5. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “24/5,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/24%2F5.

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