Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the US that marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It is one of the busiest shopping days of the year as retailers offer various sales and extend their hours, sometimes opening as early as midnight on Thanksgiving Day. The term "Black Friday" refers to the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit for the year and are "in the black."
2. Black Friday
the day following Thanksgiving Day
in the United States
traditionally the beginning of
the Christmas shopping season
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3. Name indication
"Black Friday" indicates the point
at which retailers begin to turn a profit,
or are "in the black"
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4. Busiest shopping day
Black Friday is one of
the busiest shopping days of the year
it marks the official beginning
of the Christmas season
many employers give their employees
the day off as part of the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend, increasing the potential
number of shoppers
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5. Black Friday sales
virtually all retailers in the country
offer various sales
retailers extend beyond normal hours:
opening as early as 12:00 am
remaining open overnight
on Thanksgiving Day and beginning
sales prices at midnight
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6. Virtual Black Friday
Black Friday has been exported
to nations outside of North America
major online retailers have sales, too
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7. Reference
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29
Everyday English by Inka Vil辿n 2012