WORKDAY()

Note

In Excel 2003, this function is available as an add-in.

Syntax. WORKDAY(start_date,days,holidays)

Definition. This function returns the serial number of the date before or after an indicated number of workdays.

Arguments

  • start_date (required). The start date for the calculation.

  • days (required). The number of nonweekend and nonholiday days (workdays) before or after the start date. A positive value for the days returns a future date and a negative value a past date.

  • holidays (optional). An array of one or more dates for work-free days to exclude from the working calendar, such as federal holidays and floating holidays.

Background. You might want to calculate a payment date based on a delivery time, or you might need to know the date 20 ...

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