"BTW" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-BTW.wav
Head templates: {{head|af|noun|uncountable|||-|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} BTW (uncountable), {{af-noun|-}} BTW (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of belasting op toegevoegde waarde.; VAT, value-added tax Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: belasting op toegevoegde waarde (extra: VAT, value-added tax)
    Sense id: en-BTW-af-noun-7kfxupN9 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /beː.teːˈʋeː/ Audio: Nl-btw.ogg
Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-|-}} BTW f (uncountable)
  1. (unofficial) Alternative letter-case form of btw. Tags: alt-of, colloquial, feminine, uncountable Alternative form of: btw
    Sense id: en-BTW-nl-noun-Kv0zRgny Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} BTW, {{en-prep phrase}} BTW
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of by the way. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: by the way Synonyms: bee tee dubs, btw Translations (by the way): MMCH (Czech), cmq (Italian), 그런데 (geureonde) (Korean), Кстá (Kstá) [slang] (Russian), Кстáти (Kstáti) (Russian), УБР [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), БТЊ [Cyrillic, slang] (Serbo-Croatian), UBR [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), BTNj [Roman, slang] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-BTW-en-prep_phrase-FsjROvdG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Serbo-Croatian]

Forms: БТВ [Cyrillic]
Etymology: Borrowed from English BTW (“by the way”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sh|en|BTW||by the way|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English BTW (“by the way”), {{bor+|sh|en|BTW|t=by the way}} Borrowed from English BTW (“by the way”) Head templates: {{sh-adv|tr=БТВ}} BTW (Cyrillic spelling БТВ)
  1. (Internet, text) Initialism of by the way. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: by the way Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-BTW-sh-adv-FsjROvdG Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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      "name": "sh-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "by the way"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Serbo-Croatian adverbs",
        "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Serbo-Croatian initialisms",
        "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from English",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from English",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms spelled with W",
        "sh:Internet"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of by the way."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "by the way",
          "by the way#Serbo-Croatian"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "text",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet, text) Initialism of by the way."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "BTW"
}

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