Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Babson. Search instead for tabsol.

Babson

American  
[bab-suhn] / ˈbæb sən /

noun

  1. Roger Ward, 1875–1967, U.S. statistician and businessman.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He served a stint in the military before attending Babson College and working as a trader and a consultant in digital infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

James Babson, a longtime doorman at the Hotel Cafe, said its staff and attendees alike have always been reverent toward performers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

“I think that’s one of the most brilliant business decisions they’ve made, and they’re expanding there because they have to,” Anjali Bal, associate professor of marketing at Babson College, said of Hallmark’s experiences business.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

In the post mortem of the Great Depression: there will always be someone like economist Roger Babson who will be able to say, “I told you so.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

He’d graduated from the University of Rhode Island, earned a business degree at Babson College, and spent most of his career working sleepy jobs at sleepy life insurance companies—but all that was in the past.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis