"business day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: business days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} business day (plural business days)
  1. A day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day. Holonyms: workweek Meronyms: close of business, COB, end of day, EOD Related terms: day off, time off, PTO (english: often antonymous, but one can be off during a business day), weekend (english: often antonymous, depending on one's work schedule)
    Sense id: en-business_day-en-noun-Odg6y4rW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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