business day
noun
: a day when most businesses are open : a weekday that is not a holiday
Please allow 14 business days for delivery.
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Recipients of Supplemental Security Income checks should have received payments on the first business day of the month, which was Friday, Aug. 1.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
And most expect each stage, from application to funding, to take one business day or less.
—Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Both parties have until the last business day before the sale to file an objection and obtain a court order to stop the sale.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
And most expect each stage, from application to funding, to take one business day or less.
—Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Both parties have until the last business day before the sale to file an objection and obtain a court order to stop the sale.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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