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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The data provided in the database is updated on the first business day of each month and represents the employee’s salary and title as of that day, the website says.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
On the next business day, transfer the proceeds into checking.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
After the memo was issued Friday, the state moved ahead on the next business day with hiring corrections officers in the prisons.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, referring to all open positions on the last business day of the month, will be released.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
On the next business day, transfer the proceeds into checking.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
After the memo was issued Friday, the state moved ahead on the next business day with hiring corrections officers in the prisons.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, referring to all open positions on the last business day of the month, will be released.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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