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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For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month, like March’s payment.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
The eleventh-hour agreement reached on Friday comes on the last business day before the existing agreement was set to expire on March 1.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But when that day is a weekend or holiday, payments go out on the first business day before that, and March 1 is this Sunday.
—C. A. Bridges, Florida Times-Union, 27 Feb. 2026
However, some transactions may not process until the next business day.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 16 Feb. 2026
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
The eleventh-hour agreement reached on Friday comes on the last business day before the existing agreement was set to expire on March 1.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But when that day is a weekend or holiday, payments go out on the first business day before that, and March 1 is this Sunday.
—C. A. Bridges, Florida Times-Union, 27 Feb. 2026
However, some transactions may not process until the next business day.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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