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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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.
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Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
On the last business day of the Biden administration, a federal agency announced its approval of the construction and operations plan for a big offshore wind project.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
If the first day of a month falls on a nonbusiness day or a holiday, benefits will be paid on the last business day of the month before.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
There are 119,000 visitors to these brick-and-mortar facilities every business day.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
On the last business day of the Biden administration, a federal agency announced its approval of the construction and operations plan for a big offshore wind project.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
If the first day of a month falls on a nonbusiness day or a holiday, benefits will be paid on the last business day of the month before.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
There are 119,000 visitors to these brick-and-mortar facilities every business day.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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