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B&B

1 American  
B and B 2 American  
  1. Trademark. a brand of liqueur combining Benedictine and brandy.

  2. bed-and-breakfast.


B & B British  

abbreviation

  1. bed and breakfast

"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

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The herb garden remains unplanted, and Lindsay’s vague plans for a “bespoke” B&B are on permanent hold, as are Josh’s musical aspirations.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

I followed a small road into the tree-covered village of Bise, where I found B&B Pastoral.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

From this week, anyone booking a hotel, B&B, or holiday let for stays in the capital after 24 July 2026 will be subject to the 5% levy.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

The excitement for the latest season of “The Chosen” was palpable at its world premiere last month at B&B Theaters Red Oak 12 in Dallas.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2025

Annabelle hears Yvonne, proprietor of the Secret Garden B&B, rattling pans downstairs.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

"You’re up against a computer system that says A is B and B is C."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2024

If all you know about a trio of dice is that A usually beats B, and B usually beats C, is it more likely that A usually beats C or vice versa?

From Scientific American Sep. 19, 2023

David Nanney, the founder of the Haines John Muir Association and operator of the Chilkat Eagle B and B, collected me at the ferry terminal.

From New York Times May 21, 2018

Under approval voting, if A beats B, and B beats C, A beats C. So, except for when the result is tied, there is always an alternative that is approved more than any other.

From Nature Jul. 24, 2016

He said that as soon as his B and B opened for business, he would become a regular customer.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

So, A is connected to B, B is connected to C, but is A connected to C?

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2021

Though there are several ensembles, the piece’s structure is essentially the “La Ronde” idea, in which A dances with B, B with C, C with D and so on.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2012

The structure -- A meets B, B meets C, and so on until the last character encounters A -- comes from Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde.

From Time Magazine Archive

They do not, however, all deal with the same banker, and, when A gives a check to B, B usually pays it not into the same but into some other bank.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill

Having indiscreetly talked about what he meant to do to B, B reports him to the police, and he has to abscond and seek shelter in the bush till the matter blows over.

From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll

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