How to Use business day in a Sentence

business day

noun
  • Stores must keep their prices fixed for at least one full business day.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Yeah, this is the 12th day, business day.
    — Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Any shares must be paid for no later than one business day after the stock begins trading.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 June 2026
  • Your selection should go into effect on the next business day.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
  • Documents from each day in court this week will be posted by the end of the following business day.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Pick between two business days for $12 and next business day for $20.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Dec. 2025
  • On the next business day, transfer the proceeds into checking.
    — William Baldwin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And most expect each stage, from application to funding, to take one business day or less.
    — Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Drinks must be sold at one price for a full business day, according to the commission's website.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That was met on the first deadline day, on July 31, and every business day since.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
  • You can usually get approved and receive funding as early as the same or next business day.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Records from each day are typically available by the end of the following business day.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • However, some transactions may not process until the next business day.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 19 Jan. 2026
  • However, some transactions may not process until the next business day.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 16 Feb. 2026
  • However, some transactions may not process until the next business day.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 31 Mar. 2026
  • When a due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, employers get until the next business day.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Additionally, most loans are funded by the next business day.
    — Emily Canal, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.
    — Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But every business day for almost seven weeks this year, U2 blared over the speakers at my request.
    — Theodore Kim, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • If the first day of a month falls on a nonbusiness day or a holiday, benefits will be paid on the last business day of the month before.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The best response time Per Inc, one business day is reasonable enough for a work email response, but there is a caveat.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024
  • When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.
    — Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
  • 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.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • If April 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, then the final deadline falls on the next business day.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • Currently, transfers must be processed or declined by the end of the next business day, but the new law will allow an extension of three more days.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The trade itself happens in milliseconds, but the actual exchange of cash for shares doesn't happen until the next business day.
    — Sharat Priya, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • For some companies, mandatory detachment might mean that all after-hours emails and texts can be ignored until the next business day.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • Some will deposit money in your account within one business day of approval, while others may require an additional day or two.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • According to the documents, Inciarte pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served and one business day.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Aguilar Ortega says the encounter began like any other business day with her daughter taking the men's orders.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

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