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  • B/o
    B/o
    brought over.
  • b.o.
    b.o.
    abbreviation
    back order.
  • B.O.
    B.O.
    abbreviation
    Board of Ordnance.
  • B/O
    B/O
    abbreviation
    accounting brought over
  • BO
    BO
    abbreviation
    body odour
  • bo
    bo
    interjection
    an exclamation uttered to startle or surprise someone, esp a child in a game

B/o

1 American  
Accounting.
  1. brought over.


b.o. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. back order.

  2. box office.

  3. branch office.

  4. broker's order.

  5. buyer's option.


B.O. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Board of Ordnance.

  2. Informal. body odor.

  3. Theater. box office.


b.o. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. back order

  2. branch office

  3. broker's order

  4. buyer's option

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

B/O 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. accounting brought over

  2. buyer's option

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

BO 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. informal body odour

  2. box office

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bo 4 British  
/ bəʊ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation uttered to startle or surprise someone, esp a child in a game

  2. slang an exclamation of encouragement or an expression of enthusiasm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bo 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bolivia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Let us hope that these efforts help unlock the true potential of BO, paving the way for more efficient manufacturing processes and sustainable energy technologies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

"What happened in Ukraine happened at the same time as the crisis in this country got worse," said Ouedraogo, who runs the BO Foundation in Burkina Faso.

From Reuters • May 30, 2022

Eighteen people have undergone transplants, with improvements in their BO that lasted for at least a month.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2021

He added that Bezos “needs to run BO full-time for it to be successful. Frankly, I hope he does.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

It smells like a combination of BO and hairspray, and every time I breathe too deeply, I gag.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

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