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D&B en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (plural-normally) A financial report on a company, especially as provided by Dun & Bradstreet.
    • He's got the proof of delivery saying the customers owe the money, and he's got the D&Bs saying they have the means to pay. 2007 12, Michael Connelly, An Informal Boston Education: Boston Boomers, Beaches, Buddies, Broads, Bars, Beer, Baseball, and Barbells, iUniverse, →ISBN:
    • Running the D&Bs and credit reports has been one of her responsibilities since she took the position over a year ago. 2000 January 18, D. J. Vallone, Untrained Hearts, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 12:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of drum and bass.
    • D&B music emerged from a fusion of big beat, breakbeat hardcore, jungle, techno, funk and electronica. 2021 May 6, Ewa Mazierska, Tony Rigg, Les Gillon, The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 194:
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of dandelion and burdock.
    • Pippo has discovered that Celesta likes Dandelion and Burdock best of all, so he's had the side of the wagon repainted; a huge dripping heart with a motto inside: All Because Selesta Loves D&B! 2017 February 23, Trezza Azzopardi, The Hiding Place: Picador Classic, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:
    • Barry pulled three more cans of D&B plus a bottle of water out of the fridge. 2014 November 29, Drew Hunt, Cowboy Sandwich Book 2: Second Helpings, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN, page 40:

Forms

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Relateds

DnB · D'n'B · D+B · DNB