Phrase guide

business day

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: працо́ўны дзень (pracówny dzjenʹ) — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Bulgarian: рабо́тен ден (rabóten den) — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Czech: pracovní den — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Danish: hverdag — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Estonian: argipäev — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Estonian: äripäev — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Hindi: कार्यदिवस (kāryadivas) — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Hungarian: munkanap — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Polish: dzień powszedni — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Polish: dzień roboczy — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Portuguese: dia útil — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Russian: рабо́чий день (rabóčij denʹ) — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Slovak: pracovný deň — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Spanish: día hábil — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Spanish: día laborable — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Spanish: día útil — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day
  • Ukrainian: робо́чий день (robóčyj denʹ) — a day on which business is conducted; a workday or working day