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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But the government announced one business day before the Monday hearing the official had been reassigned to Washington, DC, and other officials would have to testify in his place. Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 Beginning on the third to last business day of 2024's third quarter, the tropical storm damaged property in the Southeast. Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025 Full 2025 Social Security payment calendar SSI payment schedule for August, rest of 2025 and into 2026 Recipients of Supplemental Security Income checks should have received payments on the first business day of the month – which was Sept. 1, 2025. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Drinks must be sold at one price for a full business day, according to the commission's website. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for business day

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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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