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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Pros Fast funding: Most lenders can provide an application decision and funding as soon as the same business day.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The quirk in the calendar happens in November because Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits – additional payments beyond Social Security for those with little or no income and very limited resources – come out on the first business day of each month.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
That was met on the first deadline day, on July 31, and every business day since.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Typically, the freeze will take place within one business day if requested over the phone or online, and within three business days if requested by mail.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The quirk in the calendar happens in November because Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits – additional payments beyond Social Security for those with little or no income and very limited resources – come out on the first business day of each month.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
That was met on the first deadline day, on July 31, and every business day since.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Typically, the freeze will take place within one business day if requested over the phone or online, and within three business days if requested by mail.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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