Black Friday
noun
US
: 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.
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This is particularly valuable during peak sales periods seasons like Black Friday and Cyber Monday where system downtime can have devastating consequences.
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Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The Swedish high street retailer said the timing of Black Friday had hurt sales, but that things had picked up in December and January.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Read more Commerce Editor Jennifer Hussein is a commerce writer at Allure, where she's been finding the best beauty deals and sales for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day for the past three years.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Mar. 2025
The inmate allegedly told investigators at the time that chose the date of the attack — Black Friday — as a nod to the Black Lives Matter movement.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The Swedish high street retailer said the timing of Black Friday had hurt sales, but that things had picked up in December and January.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Read more Commerce Editor Jennifer Hussein is a commerce writer at Allure, where she's been finding the best beauty deals and sales for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day for the past three years.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Mar. 2025
The inmate allegedly told investigators at the time that chose the date of the attack — Black Friday — as a nod to the Black Lives Matter movement.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Black Friday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Friday. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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