Black Friday

noun

: the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day that is considered by retailers to mark the beginning of the holiday shopping season

Note: The origin of Black Friday in this sense is not known for certain. The day was allegedly so named either in reference to traffic congestion in central cities on the day after Thanksgiving or to the supposed fact that retailers' accounts shifted from red to black with the beginning of the shopping season.

Examples of Black Friday in a Sentence

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Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024 Friday the 13th is something of a Black Friday for tattoo shops. —

Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 By Amanda Spencer, Global Industry Marketing Lead, Retail and Fashion, SAP The holidays are just around the corner, but a record-breaking Black Friday, similar to years past, may be little more than a ghost of Christmas past. —

Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The Wirecutter union held a five-day walkout over the Black Friday holiday weekend in 2021 and struck a deal with management days later. —

Sara Fischer, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Black Friday

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