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Why is the biggest sale day of the year called Black Friday?

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∙ 10y ago
Updated: 8/19/2023

It is a financial term. When businesses are failing and losing money they are in the "red," but thanks to all the Thanksgiving sales, most businesses make a profit thus putting them in the "black."

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