"EOW" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} EOW
  1. (business) Initialism of end of week. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: end of week
    Sense id: en-EOW-en-noun-2yg3xTVl Categories (other): Business Topics: business
  2. (US, law enforcement) Initialism of end of watch. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: end of watch
    Sense id: en-EOW-en-noun-HKPfFRwN Categories (other): American English, Law enforcement, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Topics: government, law-enforcement
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