business day

American  

[biz-nis dey] / ˈbɪz nɪs ˌdeɪ /

noun

business days plural

1. a weekday when most workplaces are open; working day.

   Your application will take 10 to 15 business days to process, or two to three weeks.

   Friday is not a business day in Jordan—we work Sunday to Thursday.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• business days
  plural

Etymology

Origin of business day

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

business day

Musk has said that his filing delay was inadvertent and that he submitted his disclosure on the business day after his wealth manager consulted legal counsel about potential filing requirements.

From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026

Expectations are for 6.6 million job openings on the last business day of March, down from nearly 6.9 million in February.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

The phrasing hit its zenith in the second half of 2025, with AlphaSense logging 73 documents with such sentence structure in the final quarter, or more than once a business day.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Or you work with people in other countries or time zones, and need to be available during their business day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

“Could you make it a little earlier in the business day, Bill?”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman