Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

d&b

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: d&b
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A financial report on a company, especially as provided by Dun & Bradstreet.

noun

Abbreviation of drum and bass.

noun

Initialism of dandelion and burdock.

Example Sentences

"Running the D&Bs and credit reports has been one of her responsibilities since she took the position over a year ago."
"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."
"D&B music emerged from a fusion of big beat, breakbeat hardcore, jungle, techno, funk and electronica."
"Barry pulled three more cans of D&B plus a bottle of water out of the fridge."
"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!"

Inflected Forms

D&Bs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

D+B DnB D'n'B

Questions

What does d&b mean?: A financial report on a company, especially as provided by Dun & Bradstreet.

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