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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So the payment for the month of September is scheduled to be sent Aug. 29, the last business day of that month.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Under Ohio law, damages for failing to comply with a record request are $100 a day, up to $1,000 in total, for each business day after a mandamus action.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Wagner cited cases in which scammers contacted restaurateurs during a vulnerable time of their business day.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
His spokesman, Ismael Martinez, said in a statement that in Mata’s case, the 90th day fell on a Sunday and that prosecutors met the deadline by securing an indictment the next business day, a position that several legal experts and practitioners dispute.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Under Ohio law, damages for failing to comply with a record request are $100 a day, up to $1,000 in total, for each business day after a mandamus action.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Wagner cited cases in which scammers contacted restaurateurs during a vulnerable time of their business day.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
His spokesman, Ismael Martinez, said in a statement that in Mata’s case, the 90th day fell on a Sunday and that prosecutors met the deadline by securing an indictment the next business day, a position that several legal experts and practitioners dispute.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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