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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Occasionally, as in the month of July, recipients may get two checks because the first business day of the following month (in this case August) is on a weekend or holiday.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Since the usual deposit date falls on a weekend, the July end-of-month payment will be made earlier, following SSA policy to issue payments on the preceding business day when the first falls on a weekend or holiday.
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Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
29 June 2026
The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
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Evan Zimmer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
The day after the suit was filed, Proctor’s attorneys informed Read’s legal team, leaving only one business day, the judge said, before the deposition was set to take place.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Since the usual deposit date falls on a weekend, the July end-of-month payment will be made earlier, following SSA policy to issue payments on the preceding business day when the first falls on a weekend or holiday.
—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
29 June 2026
The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
—
Evan Zimmer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
The day after the suit was filed, Proctor’s attorneys informed Read’s legal team, leaving only one business day, the judge said, before the deposition was set to take place.
—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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 Jul. 2026.
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