BAC

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. blood alcohol content; blood-alcohol concentration: the percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream: under the laws of most U.S. states, a BAC of 0.08 or higher is the legal definition of intoxication.

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bac ² American  

[bak] / bæk /

noun

1. baccalaureate.

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Etymology

Origin of BAC

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

A yearlong investigation into Bank of America BAC -2.81%decrease; red down pointing triangle by India’s financial regulator found that the bank improperly shared material nonpublic information about a $180 million block trade of stock and then misled the authorities about it, people familiar with the matter said.

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Etienne, 36 years old, works for Bank of America BAC -0.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle in London.

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Bank of America BAC 0.72%increase; green up pointing triangle notched a symbolic win Friday when its stock traded higher than $55.08, a level not seen for America’s second biggest bank since before the 2008 financial crisis.

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Leaders from JPMorgan JPM 0.51%increase; green up pointing triangle Chase, Bank of America BAC 1.09%increase; green up pointing triangle and Citigroup shared early glimpses of fourth-quarter results during the Goldman Sachs Financial Services conference this week.

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A planned $20 billion bailout to Argentina from JPMorgan Chase JPM -1.61%decrease; red down pointing triangle , Bank of America BAC -1.96%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Citigroup C -2.20%decrease; red down pointing triangle has been shelved as bankers pivot instead to a smaller, short-term loan package to support the financially distressed government, people familiar with the matter said.

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