"MLM" meaning in English

See MLM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} MLM
  1. (politics) Initialism of Muslim Lives Matter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Muslim Lives Matter
    Sense id: en-MLM-en-name-940EAJv5 Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} MLM (uncountable)
  1. (business) Initialism of multi-level marketing. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: multi-level marketing Derived forms (multi-level marketing): MLMer, MLMish
    Sense id: en-MLM-en-noun-hGGgY6S8 Categories (other): Business, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Sexual orientations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 43 11 23 6 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 39 11 20 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 54 6 27 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 41 10 23 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 39 9 23 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 42 8 28 8 Disambiguation of Sexual orientations: 17 43 10 24 6 Topics: business Disambiguation of 'multi-level marketing': 84 7 9
  2. (statistics) Initialism of multi-level model or multi-level modeling. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: multi-level model or multi-level modeling
    Sense id: en-MLM-en-noun-yNQSxBue Categories (other): Statistics Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  3. Initialism of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
    Sense id: en-MLM-en-noun-4hWGe~5E

Noun

Forms: MLMs [plural], MLM [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|MLM}} MLM (plural MLMs or MLM)
  1. (LGBTQ) Initialism of man who loves men. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: man who loves men Synonyms: Achillean Translations (Translations): MLM (French)
    Sense id: en-MLM-en-noun-YYhjebl8 Categories (other): LGBTQ

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for MLM meaning in English (4.9kB)

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