business day

noun

: a day when most businesses are open : a weekday that is not a holiday

Please allow 14 business days for delivery.

Examples of business day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jennifer Hobbs, comptroller for Carroll County, stated in an email that the county holds a tax sale via an online auction called a Real Auction on the last business day of June. —

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024 Documents from each day in court this week will be posted by the end of the following business day. —

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024 If April 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, then the final deadline falls on the next business day. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 Your selection should go into effect on the next business day. —

Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024 Records from each day are typically available by the end of the following business day. —

Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 Heritage also violated one of its internal policies, failing 57.4% of the time to initiate voice-to-voice contact with the policyholder within one business day of receiving a claim, regulators found. —

Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 Now, users can auto-fill their Apple Cash card number rather than deal with transferring money to their bank, which costs a small fee when users choose the instant transfer option versus the free 1 – 3 business day alternative. —

Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 Feb. 2024 But the federal national background check system has been heavily criticized for its loopholes, including a provision that allows dealers to sell weapons while the background check is still pending after a third business day. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024

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