What are business days?

[alenaghose]

I keep hearing the term "business days" thrown around, but I’m not entirely sure what it means. Is it the same as regular calendar days, or are there specific days of the week considered business days?

 

[maria]

Business days refer to the standard days of the week when businesses operate, typically Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays and weekends (Saturday and Sunday). These days are when transactions, communication, and activities like shipping or banking usually occur.

 

[Gsusangrey]

Business days are the days when most businesses and financial institutions are open, typically Monday through Friday. They exclude weekends and public holidays, and are crucial for setting deadlines and estimating delivery or transaction times.

 

[Shane Warne]

Business days are the standard working days in a week, typically Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays.

 

[erwinsmith]

Business days are typically the weekdays, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and public holidays. They represent the days when most businesses are open and operating.

 

[Mayank]

Business days are standard working days, typically Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays. They are used for official, financial, and delivery purposes, and vary slightly depending on the country or region.

 

[peterkavinsky]

Business days are the standard working days in a week, typically Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays.

 

[Lucky]

Business days are the standard working days in a week, typically Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays. They are used for official or commercial activities, such as banking, shipping, and customer service. If something is said to take "3–5 business days," it means it will happen within that many weekdays, not including Saturday or Sunday.

 

[Rick_Grimes]

Business days are the standard working days—usually Monday through Friday—excluding weekends and public holidays.

 

[BlissCore]

Business days are the working days Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays. So, “3 business days” means three weekdays, not counting holidays.

 

[isabel]

Business days usually mean Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays. They’re the standard working days when most companies, banks, and offices operate.

 

[denjoshep]

Business days are days of week when businesses and financial institutions are believed to be working. This is generally Monday to Friday, without weekends and holidays. The significance of business days is that deadlines, shipping, payments, and transactions happen on business days since a large number of services are only operational on such days.

 

[Jarwish]

Business days are the standard working days of the week, typically Monday through Friday, excluding weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and public holidays. They are used for official, financial, and commercial transactions, such as processing payments, deliveries, or business communications.

 

[rajivkumar]

• A business day refers to the typical hours in a day when normal business operations take place.
• A business day typically refers to Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding weekends and public holidays.