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BBB
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BBB+ BBB− bbb
Translingual
Symbol
1 1 1 a bond is lower-medium grade with moderate risk of default
English
Proper noun
en commerce en w:Better Business Bureau.
en COC chamber of commerce commercial guild
en Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken How the Better Business Bureau rakes in millions w:CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/news/better-business-bureau-millions/index.html 2015-09-30 A self-proclaimed source of mediation and unbiased ratings of millions of businesses across the country, the BBB receives the majority of its revenue from membership fees paid by hundreds of thousands of companies. https://web.archive.org/web/20260102011127/https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/news/better-business-bureau-millions/index.html 2 January 2026
en US politics en w:Big Beautiful Bill.
en OBBB<qq:One Big Beautiful Bill>
en Don Lonczak, Elina Teplinsky, David McCullough, M.C. Hammond, Baylee Beeman Senate Votes to Advance the Big, Beautiful Bill – Latest on Renewable Energy Tax Credits w:Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/renewable-energy-tax-credits-big-beautiful-bill-senate.html https://www.pillsburylaw.com/print/v2/content/1059868/renewable-energy-tax-credits-big-beautiful-bill-senate.pdf 2025-06-28 While the SFC Bill had proposed significant phase-outs of the clean electricity tax credits (IRC §§ 45Y and 48E) for wind and solar projects that start construction in 2026 and later years, the Senate Bill instead eliminates the ability to claim such credits for wind and solar projects that start construction after the date of enactment of the BBB and that are placed in service after December 31, 2027. https://web.archive.org/web/20260809233920/https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/renewable-energy-tax-credits-big-beautiful-bill-senate.html 9 August 2026
weekend w:Gillian Tett 2025-07-12 Confusion reigns in American markets 9 Indeed, it thinks these measures will “only” add 0.08 percentage points to core inflation next year, and reduce real GDP by a mere 0.1 per cent—and the latter will be offset by the BBBs fiscal boost.
Noun
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en physiology en blood-brain barrier.
en cardiology en bundle branch block.
en LBBB RBBB
Phrase
phr
en politics en build(ing) back better.
en Jeffrey Sachs US can fight inflation and still ‘build back better’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/13/opinions/us-can-fight-inflation-build-back-better-sachs/index.html 2021-11-13 Such opposition to BBB completely mixes up the short-term and the long-term, and utterly confuses deficit spending to fight Covid-19 with fully paid-for spending to fund long-term reforms. https://web.archive.org/web/20260416065816/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/13/opinions/us-can-fight-inflation-build-back-better-sachs/index.html 16 April 2026
en reduplicated coordinated triples
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl Nl-BBB.ogg
Proper noun
nl proper noun f
nl Dutch politics nl w:nl:BoerBurgerBeweging Farmer–Citizen Movement
Irish
Phrase
ga phrase
ga beir bua agus beannacht
Malay
Etymology
ms.
Proper noun
ms city s/Selangor c/Malaysia Bandar Baru Bangi
ms Nicknames for cities
Portuguese
Etymology
pt.
Pronunciation
bê bê bê
Proper noun
m
pt Brazil Big Brother Brasil the Brazilian version of the reality show Big Brother
pt 2016 w:Clarice Falcão Irônico w:pt:Problema Meu Eu gosto de você / Como quem gosta de quem já saiu do BBB // Queria te dizer que esse amor todo por você / Ele é irônico I like you the way someone likes a person who's already left Big Brother. I wanted to tell you that all this love I have for you—it's ironic.
Noun
mfbysense #s
pt Brazil a participant in the show Big Brother Brasil
pt pt brother (masculine) pt sister (feminine)
Derived terms
pt ex-BBB
pt Television