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 law will require grocery stores to keep prices fixed for at least one business day and would ban the use of surveillance data in pricing systems.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Stores must keep their prices fixed for at least one full business day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Additionally, most loans are funded by the next business day.
—Emily Canal, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Full 2026 Social Security payment calendar SSI payment schedule for the rest of 2026
Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are typically issued payments on the first business day of the month.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Stores must keep their prices fixed for at least one full business day.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Additionally, most loans are funded by the next business day.
—Emily Canal, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Full 2026 Social Security payment calendar SSI payment schedule for the rest of 2026
Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are typically issued payments on the first business day of the month.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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