"business hours" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} business hours pl (plural only)
  1. The hours and days when a given business is available to the public. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: opening hours, office hours (english: its sense 1), shop-hours, normal business hours Related terms: office hours Translations (hours and days when a given business is available to the public): աշխատանքային ժամեր (ašxatankʻayin žamer) (Armenian), 營業時間 /营业时间 (yíngyè shíjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), aukioloaika (Finnish), სამუშაო საათები (samušao saatebi) (Georgian), horário de atendimento [masculine] (Portuguese), horário de funcionamento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-business_hours-en-noun-HVPKuviD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Business, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Business: 69 31 Disambiguation of Time: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'hours and days when a given business is available to the public': 87 13
  2. The hours and days when businesses generally operate; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (hours and days when businesses generally operate): 營業時間 /营业时间 (yíngyè shíjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), aukioloaika (Finnish), horário comercial [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-business_hours-en-noun-eOkSD47y Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'hours and days when businesses generally operate': 24 76
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