"BBB" meaning in English

See BBB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} BBB
  1. (commerce) Initialism of Better Business Bureau. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Better Business Bureau Coordinate_terms: COC, chamber of commerce, commercial guild
    Sense id: en-BBB-en-name-l3xScINp Categories (other): Commerce, English reduplicated coordinated triples, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated triples: 28 18 10 34 9 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 19 8 34 10 Topics: business, commerce
  2. (US politics) Initialism of Big Beautiful Bill. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Big Beautiful Bill Synonyms: OBBB
    Sense id: en-BBB-en-name-PC4xRiFo Categories (other): US politics, English reduplicated coordinated triples, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated triples: 28 18 10 34 9 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 23 45 9 12 11 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 19 8 34 10 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: BBBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BBB (countable and uncountable, plural BBBs)
  1. (physiology) Initialism of blood-brain barrier. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: blood-brain barrier
    Sense id: en-BBB-en-noun-0mWhem3a Categories (other): Physiology, English reduplicated coordinated triples Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated triples: 28 18 10 34 9 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  2. (cardiology) Initialism of bundle branch block. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bundle branch block
    Sense id: en-BBB-en-noun-j0xbIz4m Categories (other): Cardiology, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated triples, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 8 8 1 12 2 8 18 7 6 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 24 3 41 5 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated triples: 28 18 10 34 9 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 19 8 34 10 Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences

Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} BBB
  1. (politics) Initialism of build(ing) back better. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: build(ing) back better
    Sense id: en-BBB-en-phrase-KW4k8DVj Categories (other): Politics, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 19 8 34 10 Topics: government, politics

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