Dba
noun, phrase
noun, phrase ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of database analyst. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 An alias of a business entity.
"His company has done business under a succession of dbas because he can't settle on a good name."
- 3 (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation wordnet
- 4 Initialism of database administrator. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 A business doing business under such an alias.
"Many dbas have used that mailbox service."
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- 6 Initialism of daily benefit amount. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 7 Initialism of dibenzylideneacetone. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 8 Initialism of doctorate of business administration. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Phrase
- 1 Alternative form of dba (“doing business as”). alt-of, alternative
- 2 Initialism of doing business as: used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"His company is "Simon Enterprises, Inc. (2007)", dba "Simon's Party Spot"."
Example
More examples"While the din of a typical suburban area fluctuates between 50 and 60 dBA, the crater of Haleakala National Park is intensely quiet, with levels hovering around 10 dBA."
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