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

Recent Examples on the Web It was reported the e-commerce giant paid the NFL about $100 million to exclusively stream a game on Black Friday, one of the busiest Holiday shopping days each year. —

Brad Adgate, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Spotify: $12 Hulu: $0.99 (this was a Black Friday deal). —

R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024 The Super Summer Sale at Universal Standard Universal Standard, a size-inclusive clothing brand that offers wardrobe staples in sizes 00-40, is having one of its best sales of the year — in fact, prices won’t look this good ‘til Black Friday. —

Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024 Absolutely, Labor Day is one of the biggest mattress sales holidays behind Memorial Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. —

Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Black Friday

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